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DECENNIAL RECORD 


THE CLASS OF 1882 

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•Gift. tfhiT. Club of Phils. May 28, 1542 


INTRODUCTORY. 


There have been many pleasures connected with the com¬ 
pilation of this record, especially getting in touch again with 
nearly all the Class. It has been gratifying to find that nearly 
every one of the Classmates we learned to love and appreciate 
“ Under the Princeton Elms” is working out a successful career 
for himself. If some have outrun the rest of us in the race for 
honors, we cannot envy, we can honestly extend the hand of 
congratulation and rejoice that thus, while honoring them¬ 
selves, they have honored the good old Class of 1882 and our 
Alma Mater. 

One great cause for thankfulness is the fact that only one of 
our number has gone to the “great beyond” since our last 
reunion. He will be missed by the men who knew him and 
recognized his sterling qualities and his native wit. Quiet, 
reserved, essentially unobtrusive, he was little known to the 
majority of the Class, but he was none the less a man who, 
had his life been spared and his health good, would have made 
a worthy record for himself. 

We have been somewhat backward in that most important 
duty of free citizens of this Republic—the increase of the 
native American population. There are still forty-seven 
bachelors on the roll. May they consider their ways, amend 
them, and render a better report of themselves before the next 
record appears. 

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Four will soon put off celibacy and enter the Order of the 
Benedicts, undertaking delayed family responsibilities ; to them 
we extend our warmest congratulations and reiterate Rip Van 
Winkle’s toast: “Here’s to your life and your family, may they 
live long and prosper.” 

While this is the salutatory it is also the valedictory so far as 
your present Secretary is concerned, and if we have said any¬ 
thing for which we ought to apologize we do so now, with the 
promise that, as our incumbency of this office ceases with this 
reunion, we will never do it again. 

Only one thing we must beg of all the Class, and that is that 
they reply promptly to all letters relating to Class interests. 
We are all busy, but it should be remembered that one of us is 
doing a thankless task, crowding it into spare moments, and 
every delay is adding essentially to the labor of his position. 

Such as it is, the record is before you; treat it kindly, criticise 
it, but not harshly. If it meets your views we are more than 
pleased; if not, it is too late to remedy it. 

SAMUEL LLOYD, 

Class Secretary . 

New York, June i, 1892. 


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WALTER H.— Acker, like most of the lawyers, 


is a firm believer in categorical answers, and not find¬ 
ing much in his history to interest himself, imagines that 
it will not prove interesting to the class. He states that his 
business is law, in which he has had fair success ; his life is 
the usual one of a business man. He does not confess to 
any literary work, although we hope he pleads guilty to oc¬ 
casionally drawing a brief. 

Was married in Baltimore, Maryland, January 7th, 1890, 
to Miss Mary A. Reinicker. He has adopted the custom¬ 
ary indistinct chirography of his profession, and the name 
is not perfectly clear. He says, in answer to the question, 
What have you done for Princeton ?: “ Have tried to live 
an honest life, and have done as little harm as I could.” 
Belongs to no church—“ Am charitable to all.” Having no 
franchise in consequence of his residence, his politics are 
of no consequence, and the Republicans in the class will 
all unite in the hope that he will never have to change his 
residence. He asks us to excuse brevity, which, from our 
point of view, is a cardinal sin, and says he is busy, which 
is a poor excuse. 


, WILLIAM B.—Billie’s reply reached us just 



as we were taking the copy to the printer, and conse¬ 
quently he was just in time to have this space filled. He 
says that he has has been living in Philadelphia for the 
past ten years, but we have been unable to gather from the 
various conversations we have had with Hal. Wilcox on 
the subject, that the quiet atmosphere of that sedate me¬ 
tropolis has had any depressing effect upon the exuberance 
of Billie’s spirits. He has changed very little, except that 


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the crown of his head has gradually grown through his 
hair until he threatens to become a type of that higher 
evolution of the human race, according to Surgeon-Gen¬ 
eral Hammond, a hairless man. 

Although he is a Democrat, he still continues to serve 
his country in the Custom House of Philadelphia, and con¬ 
sequently he as a living example of the civil service prin¬ 
ciples of the present administration. Since writing that 
paragraph it has occurred to us that we should congratu¬ 
late Billie upon being an example ; it is a dignity we had 
never thought of him as attaining. He is not married, and 
consequently has no children. 

Banister, James B. —Jimmie seems to be prospering in 
more senses than one. He is a member of the James A. 
Banister Co., of which his father holds the controlling in¬ 
terest, and is busily engaged in providing for the different 
styles of foot gear which the varying changes of fashion 
compel the ordinary mortal to adopt. 

He says : Be sure to have all the boys present at the re¬ 
union. I want to see them all, from Acker to Z, My busi¬ 
ness is the same as at the last report, namely, looking 
after soles (Oh ! Jimmie, how could you; but we suppose 
it is the same old propensity—strong in—after ten years, 
we should say). “ My literary achievements are confined 
to order books. On January ist, 1892, was elected Secre¬ 
tary of the James A. Banister Co.” Married June 5th, 1889, 
to Miss Jeannette W. Ford, at New Scotland, New York, and 
the ceremony was performed by “ Pop ’’ Dunlop, who was 
at that time settled there. Has one daughter, Helen, born 
July 7th, 1890. Jimmie sums up his services to Princeton 

thus : “ Cheered at Yale game, when we v - Now, just 

what he means is a problem. Either that he has had no 
opportunity to cheer or that living so far from the centers 
of athletic thought he has not kept pace with the times, 
and has only learned of Princeton’s many victories when 
he could have cheered through the uncertain medium of a 
suburban press, or perhaps he only reads trade journals 


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and so is only posted on the results of the contests by the 
quotations on athletic shoes. Take the Princetonian Jim¬ 
mie and you will know better when to cheer. 

Barrett, Andrew L.—“ Since graduating from College 
I have been practising the * healing art ’ in New York City. 
Have endeavored not to astonish the world (either pro¬ 
fessionally or otherwise) on the one hand nor to disgrace 
’82 on the other, but to strike a happy medium, in which 
attempt I have met with more or less success. Beyond 
this “ deponent saith not.” Andy is modest. We have pri¬ 
vate information that he is making quite a success in Har¬ 
lem, both professionally and socially. For the first we 
have only rumor, and the fact that we have seen his name 
connected with some of the prominent dispensaries of the 
city in the role of visiting physician. Socially rumor had 
reached us several times that his attentions were focusing 
in a single quarter, and finally by a little finesse we were 
able to get him to confess to his engagement, which he did 
in the following characteristic way: “ I am happy to be 
able to give a little variety to my previous records by an¬ 
swering the engaged question in the affirmative.” We im¬ 
agine that the ceremony will be performed at no distant 
date, because he makes a subscription to the memorial, but 
adds that “ if the intention is to present it sometime in the 
future (not next year), I may be able to increase my sub¬ 
scription.” 

“ Religiously I am a Presbyterian, and politically a Pro¬ 
hibitionist.” Andy does not ask for a wet corner at the 
banquet. 

“ Lest Ed Hughes’ modesty should prevent his telling 
the whole truth, I might say that I have heard (indirectly, 
but still upon good authority) that he is one of Abilene’s 
leading and prominent citizens, and, as we might expect, 
decidedly popular.” 

Beattie, William E.—Beattie writes, “Have been in this 
bank, see head of sheet, since leaving P.” We have seen 


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the head of the sheet and have been staggered. It evi¬ 
dently is quite a family affair, as all the offices are held by 
Beatties ; but come now, old man, what do you mean by 
1935 ? Are you going to abscond in 1935, or make your 
fortune by that time ? For the information of the Class, 
however, and to show the magnitude of the enterprise, we 
reproduce the heading: 

— 1935 *— 

Hamlin Beattie, President. Capital paid in, $100,000 

W. E. Beattie, Cashier . Surplus fund, 20,000 

H. C. Beattie, Asst. Cashier. Undivided profits, 60,000 

National Bank of Greenville. 

Perhaps, however, they are only going to divide up those 
profits in 1935. If that’s the case we’ll all be there. You 
can count on a visit from the whole Class. That is all of 
us who have eyes and teeth left and are still able to travel. 
Beattie disclaims all connection with literary work, but has 
been “Alderman from Ward 2.” No boodle, though ! Only 
got $4 for two years’ service.” Had the Canada extradi¬ 
tion treaty been signed? You should come to New York 
and take a few lessons before seeking a position of such 
importance again. 

Was married to Miss Kittie Marshall, at Greenville 
Dec. 17th, 1885, as chronicled in the previous record. Has 
two children: 

Samuel Marshall, born Oct. 27th, 1886. 

Lizzie Cleveland, “ Apl. 26th, 1889. 

Benton, Samuel H.—Sam’s answers are thoroughly un¬ 
satisfactory from a secretary’s point of view, and consist 
of the following: “45 Wall st. 640 Madison avenue. Law. 

No.-.” Now, Sam, how do you expect us to 

construct a history on such a foundation ? Yet, if we don’t 
say something you will be howling mad and will surely 
have a mandamus issued to show cause why we should not 
be punished for contempt of court. 

Sam, we understand, has been quite successful in the 
law. He started in Harlem in a firm known to local fame 
and the police courts as Slee & Benton, then entered the 


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office of ex-Gov. Hoadly, and is now associated with E. W. 
Sheldon, 79, at the above address. He denies and we have 
not heard of any entangling alliances. 


Bickham, Abe S.—“ Bickham, A. S., Reporter. Since 
1885 I have been a Bohemian and have wandered some in 
the West, though I have not ventured out of the triangle 
with Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati at the angles. In 
these travels my time has been devoted to the News, Globe, 
Inter-Ocean , Tribune and City Press Association of Chicago, 
Post-Dispatch and Western Associated Press at St. Louis, 
and the Commercial Gazette at Cincinnati. I ventured into 
the retail coal business in Chicago for two seasons, and in 
the Summer following it was necessary to bring ice from 
Labrador and Sweden. Another venture that proved 
more successful, in its popularity at least, was the assist¬ 
ance in organizing the foot ball carnival at Chicago, 
allied with our old enemy, Ben. B. Lamb, “ Big Pete,” the 
Harlans, et al. So far I have escaped the fascinations of 
the fair sex, and my prospects of a family are not encour¬ 
aging. At present my address is Chicago.” 

We imagine that Bick. has just become the proud pos¬ 
sessor of a typewriter, we mean the machine, not the girl, 
judging from the appearance of his “copy.” 

He has apparently made up in the abundance of his 
literary work for Beattie’s lack of it. From his report it 
is evident that during the two years he was in the coal 
business, coaled days were wanting. 

Black, Edgar N., Jr.—No Report. 

Boggs, John M.—“As to presenting a class memorial 
to the College, it seems to have become a general custom, 
and I should not like to see it fail unless insufficient money 
shall be subscribed to make a respectable memorial; 
there are two questions in regard to the kind of memorial, 
one of distinctive character and one of cost. Respecting 


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the latter the responses of the boys with subscriptions 
must decide, but respecting the former I very decidedly 
favor something which will directly contribute to the in¬ 
tellectual life and university work of Princeton. If there 
shall be money enough I vote for a Fellowship, and would 
like to suggest as its subject, “Class of 1882, Fellowship 
of English Language and Literature.” Certainly this is 
one of the most important departments of study in the 
College. Prof. Hunt’s masterly books on the “Art of Dis¬ 
course ” and “ Representative English Prose and Prose 
Writers,’’ show that he is as competent perhaps as any 
American University Professor to direct Post-Graduate 
studies in both departments, while Dr. Murray could 
direct studies in poetry, and perhaps share the prose de¬ 
partment with Prof. Hunt. It ought to include a broad 
study of Anglo Saxon, a little of cognate languages, such 
as Gothic and Danish, and the history and criticism of 
English Literature. The work should be so arranged 
that a second year, along the same lines of study, would 
lead to the degree of Ph. D. 

Was Minister at Kimball, S. Dakota, from June 10th, 

1885, to April 10th, 1888, and have been in Ft. Wayne since 
Jan. 1st, 1889, as pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church. 
I have a pleasant field; the church has grown since I came 
from about 235 to about 285. Have preached altogether 
712 times, but have done no other literary work to speak 
of. Married May 21st, 1885, Miss Harriet E. Jones, of Al¬ 
legheny, Pa., a teacher in the Allegheny Public Schools, 
and have two children: 

Clyde McCune, born March 10th, 1886, died March 14th 

1886. 

Helen Margaret, born May 30th, 1887, died Oct. nth, 1891. 

Alice Laura, born Dec. 3d, 1891. 

Browne, George D.—For about four years Senator tried 
the real estate business in Hastings, Nebraska, and then 
returned to New York City, and became connected with 
the German American Title Guarantee and Insurance 




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Company. He is living in married bliss in Mt. Vernon, 
New York, having been married about three years ago to 
an adopted daughter of H. K. Thurber, Esq., of New York. 
We understand he still smokes cigarettes. Billie Sutphen 
invited him to luncheon about a month ago to meet Liv. 
Rutherford, but he did not turn up, from which we imagine 
that he is doing well in the law, or that he was afraid of 
being led astray. But we understand from good authority 
that both Billie and Scrute have reformed. You need not 
be afraid of them, Senator. He is reported to be still red¬ 
headed, but still preserves the same calm and massive dig¬ 
nity as of old. In spite of five letters addressed to him we 
are without direct information in regard to his occupation 
or prospects. 

Bryan, John H .— 44 1 am unable to answer all the ques¬ 
tions of your circular as I have mislaid it. It came to me 
while I was in Florida, where I have been obliged to spend 
the winter for my health. However, I will do the best I 
can from memory. After my return from Texas I finished 
my medical studies at the Missouri Medical College, grad¬ 
uating with honor and a second prize in chemistry. Im¬ 
mediately became connected with the Surgical Clinic, 
where I have remained ever since : the last two years I have 
been lecturing there on minor surgery. I was married on 
November 5th, 1890, to Susan Virginia Turner, a daughter 
of one of the old families of St. Louis. We have a 
daughter, born August 2d, 1891. 

I was in practice until the end of January last, and doing 
very well, when my health gave way from over work, and 
I was compelled to go South, where I remained until last 
week. I shall remain here a short time, when I expect to 
go to Canada, hoping to be in shape to resume work in the 
Fall. It will be impossible, of course, for me to attend the 
reunion, but I will be with you in spirit.” 

We are much disappointed in this report from Jack, 
for we had heard such brilliant reports from St. Louis 
that we cannot help sympathizing with him fully. It will 


be the ardent hope of every member of ’82 that he may 
fully recover not only his health, but the practice and 
position he has had to leave. You have our best wishes, 
old man. 

Bryan, P. Taylor. —No report. 

Bryant, Howard. —“ I am still located in Baltimore, and 
junior member of the law firm of Bryant & Bryant. I have 
been for two years professor in the law department of the 
Baltimore University, of which department I was one of 
the original incorporators. We, on the 31st of March, sent 
out our first graduating class of ten students. 

(Pete appears in the Catalogue as Howard Bryant, Esq., 
Professor of Law of Real Property, Equity, Testamentary 
Law, Torts, Insurance, Bills and Notes and Medical Juris¬ 
prudence.) 

“ I was married on the thirteenth day of July, 1887, and it 
was the hottest day of me life. I am a Democrat, and 
hope Cleveland will get the nomination, and dollars to 
dimes he will be elected next President, but not of a Salt 
River County as my friend Bobby Clark would like and 
suggest. (Will leave Pete to fight this matter out with 
Bobby in June). I will be at the dinner in June, provided 
it comes off before the Democratic Convention meets in 
Chicago—not that I love Princeton less, but * duty calls 
me.’ I have been working very hard (?) both in the law 
school and at the trial bar, and when conducting an exam¬ 
ination in bills and notes have often wished I had Bob 
Waddell in the class so as to hear him answer once again 
‘ not prepared.' Pete is liberal to the memorial, for he says 
‘When I come to Princeton and after I have purchased 
my return tickets and paid my board bill will then give 
what I have left in cash to the memorial fund.’ ” 

Has one son who will be four years old in May, and lost 
a little girl last September. She was one year old. 

Budd, Eckard P.—Budd has made a decided success if 
we may take his management of a murder trial as a crite- 


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rion. He has not answered the circulars, but the newspa¬ 
pers have heralded him forth with such frequency that we 
are able to give a tolerably correct estimate of his work. 
We quote the following from the report of the Anderson 
murder trial at Mt. Holly: “ It was but a few minutes after 
ten o’clock when Assistant Prosecutor Budd opened for 
the State. Mr. Budd is a handsome, well built young fel¬ 
low of twenty-six years, with smooth skin and a neat 
light moustache. He spoke with clear intonations, his 
elocution had a pleasing flexibility and his effort was a 
masterly achievement of argument and eloquence. He 
enchained the attention of every one in the Court House, 
and as he referred in a voice full of pathos to touching 
incidents in the tragedy that ended in the death of a pure 
and pretty girl, many of the women present wept. The 
young advocate’s peroration was thrilling and impres¬ 
sive.” 

The papers also announce his marriage. 

Burt, Alfred F.—Hibben says that from a very direct 
report, not from himself, however, I hear that Fred is 
prospering and a very influential and popular citizen of 
Santa Barbara, but just as we are going to press the fol¬ 
lowing came from Fred. 

“ I would append a little outline of the doings of ‘ His 
Majesty, myself,’ since ’82 has last heard from him. Make 
what use you may please of it. 

“After leaving the Univ. of Pa.—medical department—in 
Spring of 1883, led a roving life for next three years, being 
on the invalid list and in search of health. In 1886 settled 
in Santa Barbara, where I am now engaged in the noble 
pastime—lucrative withal—of luring the innocent tender¬ 
foot to squander his capital by investment in our glorious 
climate. As to politics, religion and matrimony, these are 
fields little known to me; but can report no change either 
of mind or of state in these directions. Life is too uncer¬ 
tain to indulge in prophecy, and the future will be duly 
recorded as it unfolds itself. 


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“ I want to take this opportunity of giving all the boys of 
’82 a good old college grip, and of wishing each one every 
success and happiness. 

“ I am most heartily in favor of presenting the College 
with a memorial, and want to put myself on record as going 
further in this direction than appears in any of the sugges¬ 
tions, as per circular of September last. It is hard at this 
distance, and for me, who has been unable to keep in touch 
with the Class, to appreciate thoroughly all the conditions 
which enter into the question, so I will confine myself 
simply to a hint, which may or may not be acted upon. I 
would suggest that a subscription be made by the mem¬ 
bers of the Class—first levy at the reunion next June— 
fund to be placed in the hands of a finance committee for 
proper investment, and total fund at reunion ten years 
hence, to be applied to memorial. It would seem that this 
scheme has in it possibilities which would result in giving 
Princeton a memorial of substantial proportions. What 
do you think of it? Submit it, and, if worked into shape, 
I shall stand in with my yearly subscription. 

“ It will be impossible for me to get on for the reunion 
next June.” 


^AMPBELL, MALCOLM.—“ If you will take my last 
statement and add to it several years and a large 
amount of valuable experience, and subtract a few illusions, 
you will have my history up to date. In other words, I am 
still single, still a Republican, still a Presbyterian, still a 
broker in securities, and still at the old stand, 11 Wall street. 
My literary work has been confined to prospectuses and 
market reviews. Honors should seek the man, and in the 
confusion I seem to have been overlooked. The only 
member of the Class whom I have seen with any frequency 
has been George Day. We have crossed swords in blood¬ 
less contests in the ‘ salle d’armes,' where we retain about 
the same relative positions we held in the more serious 
contests for ‘grade,’ ’way back in Freshman Year.” 


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Chamberlin, Burton S.—Burt did not reply to the first 
circular, and says : “ I can only account for my failure to 
reply to your communicution of Sept. 3d, 1891, upon the 
ground of modesty. You know that the members of my 
profession are proverbially modest. Then, too, I distrust 
that I possess the autobiographical ‘appetence’—as Dr. 
McCosh would probably put it. 

“ I was admitted to the bar as attorney and counsellor of 
the State of New York, in October, 1884; practiced my 
profession alone until March, 1886, when I was appointed 
City Clerk of Elmira. Held that office three years, until 
March, 1889; left it to resume practice and have been 
practicing law since then, and expect to continue that 
course for the rest of my life. I was appointed attorney 
for the City of Elmira for the year 1890-1891. 

On the 10th of March, of this year, I formed a co-part¬ 
nership with Mr. Rufus King, of this city.” Burt was mar¬ 
ried on November, 23d, 1887, in Elmira, to Miss Catharine 
A. Murdoch, and has one daughter, Elizabeth Chamberlin, 
born December 3d, 1888. 

Chapin, Erving F.—One side of an ordinary sheet of 
note paper suffices for Chippie’s answers to both the circu¬ 
lars sent out from the Secretary’s office. He says: “ I 
have no change to write about since the last record, for 
which I am sorry, not being able to do my share toward 
making it an interesting one.” He always comes on to 
the Yale Princeton Thanksgiving game, and usually writes 
to your Secretary to get tickets for him after they are all 
gone. We believe he is still Teller in the Fourth National 
Bank, of Boston, and is still, they say, unafflicted by any 
affaire de ccenr. We have not heard that his hyperme- 
tropia has advanced sufficiently to overcome his near¬ 
sightedness, although wrinkles have begun to trace well 
marked lines across his brow. 

Chetwood, John, Jr.—I f it had not been for a short let¬ 
ter from Chet., mailed April 21st, 1891, the only history we 


could have favored him with would have been Henry 
Crew’s statement that he had met him on the street in San 
Francisco, and that he was a specialist in irrigation law. 
We met Chet, once on Broadway, New York, about three 
years ago, when he was on in the interest of a client, and 
we have understood that he was gradually making his way 
to the front in the California bar. He says : “ I’m not even 
engaged (poor fellow). The principal work attempted 
for Princeton by me, except examining some candidates 
for admission, has consisted of two or three strenuous 
efforts to awaken that inert organization known as the 
Glee Club, or a Glee Club, if the one is too indifferent or 
unambitious, to visit this Coast. It would redound enor¬ 
mously to the advantage of the College here in every way 
and be a stroke of great enterprise, but the Glee Club 
seems (as agrees with my recollection), to be an unrepre¬ 
sentative sort of body. Politics, Mugwump and Ameri¬ 
can—especially the latter. That feeling has even led me 
into literature, in the “ Arena,” which has accepted an 
article from me, and published one (under nom-de-plume ), 
in August, 1890.” You might have enlightened us on the 
nom-de-plume , we think. 

Since writing the above we have seen, in the San Fran¬ 
cisco Examiner of May 8th, 1892, an account of a suit of 
John Chetwood, Jr., against R. R. Thompson and others, 
in which John represents the stockholders of the defunct 
California National Bank, that once had quarters under the 
Palace Hotel. The defendants were the executive com¬ 
mittee of the bank, and the stockholders want to hold 
them responsible for $400,000 in the smash up. Appar¬ 
ently Chet, is prosperous. 

Clark, Robert K.—Bob. expects to be at the dinner on 
June 14th next (D. V.) and “ my hope is that many of the 
old boys of’82 will be on hand to “whoop her up,” for 
one of the brightest, jolliest classes that ever had the good 
fortune to spend four years amongst the honored halls of 
“ Old Nassau.” 

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Those who have most often crossed my path since leav¬ 
ing Princeton are Billie Toler, Sallie Larkin, Morgan Edgar, 
Scrute Rutherford, Dave Magie, Charles Parker, Uzal Mc¬ 
Carter,. Ed. Rankin and Jim Bannister, all of whom, I am 
glad to say, are steadily rising into prominence in their 
several callings.” Bobbie suggests engaging Ward Mc¬ 
Allister as the caterer for the dinner, “ that it might prove 
itself to be a great social, as well as a great decennial suc¬ 
cess.” This is the first intimation we have had that Bob 
aspired to become one of McAllister’s 400, but if we can 
aid his canvass by this reference to his preference for the 
leader (?) of that set, we are happy to have the oppor¬ 
tunity. 

“ History since leaving College. Ye gods ! just think of 
the trials and troubles of ten years condensed into a few 
lines of writ. However, think of me in connection with 
hard work, small pay, a family to support, clothes to buy, 
insurance to keep up, taxes to pay off, in fact with all the 
obligations that the mere living on this earth forces 
upon one. 

“After leaving Princeton I worked for two years in the 
machine shop of The Clark Thread Co. of Newark, N. J., 
of which firm my father was General Manager, then became 
Assistant Superintendent, and finally Manager of the fin¬ 
ishing department, where I remained until March, 1891, 
when my father, brother and myself resigned, to organize 
a new concern known as the William Clark Company, so 
named in honor of my father, who has been identified with 
the thread business for forty years past. Our company 
was organized in May, 1891, and your humble servant 
was elected Secretary, which position is not what you 
would call a “ snap,” as you, Samivel, no doubt know. 
(To my sorrow.) Well, with weather favoring us and a 
little energy we have been so successful in putting up our 
mills that we expect to begin operations in a couple of 
weeks, and it will be our endeavor to make the best spool 
cotton in the market.” 

Billie Toler and Jack Larkin were present when Bob was 

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married to Miss Kate Lewis, in Binghamton, N. Y., Sep¬ 
tember 30th, 1885. He has no children. 

“ I am sorry to say that I have done but little for 
Princeton, and I don’t think that it will ever be possible 
to repay what she has done for me. Have nearly ruined 
my throat several times yelling for her noble athletes, 
and in my little way boom her at every opportunity. Am 
working now on a young man in this town who is being 
prepared for college and hope to induce him to go to 
Princeton.” 

Clarke, Thomas Shields. —Tom, with his wife and little 
girl, have been visiting his native heath and the haunts of 
his youth have seen him again. He is the same Tom, a 
little more bald and with a few paternal wrinkles, but 
otherwise the same whole souled good fellow, as when ’82 
were still together “ Under the Princeton Elms.” He 
writes : “ Have been steadily occupied, since launching in 
the chilly world, with the wooing of my fickle mistress, Art 
(large A you notice), sometimes in a garret and other times 
in better quarters—at first in New York, and during the 
four succeeding years in Italy, at Florence, Rome and 
Venice. My first oil picture, a scene in Holland, was ex¬ 
hibited in the Paris Salon of 1885. My second picture of 
importance, entitled ‘A Fool’s Fool,’was also hung in the 
Salon, and after exhibition in New York was bought for 
and presented to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 
where it now is. Since departing from Italy, I have lived 
most of the time in Paris, studying in the ‘ Ecoledes Beaux 
Arts,’ under G6rome, and at the same time painting in my 
own studio the pictures which I have exhibited in Berlin, 
London and Paris. Was awarded one of the honors in the 
recent International Exhibition of Fine Arts of Berlin. 
Go to Clarke for your pictures !!” We will, old fellow, when 
we are able to raise the price. Tom has presented to the 
Art Museum of Princeton some valuable ancient books, 
manuscripts and seals. He was married October 3d, 1887, 
at Geneva, Switzerland, to Miss Adelaide Knox, of New 


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York and Dresden, and has one daughter, Alma Adelaide 
Clarke, born in Paris, June ioth, 1890. 

Tom is an enthusiast on the subject of a stained glass 
window to be placed in the large window at the south end 
of the E. M. Museum. He says: “ If the sum of $5,000 is 
subscribed by the Class to pay for the execution in glass, I 
will undertake to make, free of charge, the designs for a 
large window having for its subject that memorable, but 
almost forgotten, event in the early history of Princeton, 
when the Continental Congress adjourned from its sitting 
in old Nassau Hall, and, headed by George Washington 
and John Witherspoon, descended the steps to attend the 
College Commencement. The figures I would make life 
size.” 

Collis, William E.—After several attempts to get into 
communication with Collis, we were informed that he was 
engaged in the study of the law in the office of Smith 
& White, of New York City. A letter to their address 
brought the following reply: “ I know of little in my life 
for the past few years which would add lustre to the report 
and so refrain from any extended account of myself.” 

Cornwell, Frank M.— No report; address not known. 

Cooley, Frank D.—No report. 

Craig, William D— Billie has very little to say for him¬ 
self except profanely to suggest some forgotten incident 
in regard to his graduation. He marked that clause pri¬ 
vate, but as it is the only striking sentence in the brief 
report he has forwarded, we feel obliged to utilize it; then 
too it illustrates that an old saw about the inclination of 
the twig has been fully borne out in Billie s development. 
He has become one of the Colony of Princeton men in 
Texas, and is engaged in ranching and banking. As he 
makes no mention of wife or children we take it for 
granted that he is still “ fancy free.” 


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Crew, Henry.— Henry, with his usual modesty, has 
obliged us to inquire of various classmates of the exact 
relation of his work to the honors of the Class. He was, 
from 1882 to 1884, a graduate student at Princeton, whence 
he proceeded to Johns Hopkins University, at Baltimore, 
remaining there as a student and Assistant in Physics 
until 1888, when he became Instructor in Physics in 
Haverford College, Pennsylvania. He filled the last posi¬ 
tion until the fall of 1891, when, having been appointed 
Spectroscopist to the Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal¬ 
ifornia, he obtained a two years’ leave of absence from 
Haverford, and in September proceeded to his new field of 
work. 

This position came to Henry unsought, and we take it 
from his last letter that he has determined to remain in 
California permanently, for he says in reference to the re¬ 
union : “ I am exceedingly sorry that circumstances have 
‘corailed ’ me here in this ungodly country. The courtesy 
extended by the Cap and Gown Club is a very graceful 
thing.” Although Henry has practically nothing to say 
about himself, he does speak in regard to the memorial. “ I 
am heartily in favor of a memorial to Guyot, a man whose 
merits are very little known on the other side of the 
water. The Class of ’82 will be doing a good work in call¬ 
ing the attention of our fellow Alumni and of the American 
public in general to the existence of that man who, with 
the exception of Young and McCosh, was the most marked 
scholar we came in contact with at Princeton.” 

He was married July 17th, 1890, in Baltimore, to Miss 
Helen Coale, and his latest astronomical bulletin, as Paul 
Martin has it, heralds a new star in the western heavens. 
Alice Hargrave Crew was born in San Francisco, on 
March nth, 1892. 

Henry considers the religious question “ rather irrele¬ 
vant,’’ and leaves us without information on the subject of 
his belief. 

Critchlow, Edward B.—Critch writes : “ My history 


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since graduation is uneventful. I studied in Columbia Law 
School a year, then came to Salt Lake and was admitted 
to the Bar, and have practiced in this city ever since. In 
1885 and in 1890-91 I held the office of Asst. U. S. Attorney 
for the Territory, but resigned in April of the latter year.” 
Critch was married Jan. 20th, 1886, to Miss Mary W. 
Martin, of Burlington, New Jersey. Judge Taylor was best 
man, and Pat. Murphy and Henry Welles were ushers. 

Rumor has connected Critch with a trip to New York, 
where he must have been ashamed to be seen, for Burt 
Winton, who was visiting the Class Secretary at the time, 
made several vain attempts to discover his hiding place, 
and the last named official would have been more than 
pleased to have secured his presence at the Alumni dinner. 
We understand Ed. Simons was in communication with 
him at the time, but have not heard any facts about the 
case. Critch has four children: Elizabeth Yardley, born 
Jan. 27,1887 ; Francis Bascom, born June 10th, 1888; George 
Arthur, born Dec. 24th, 1889; Maurice, born April 7th, 1891. 

* Cromer, Jeremiah C.—After graduating from the Yale 
Theological Department, Cromer became pastor of a Con¬ 
gregational Church at Broad Brook, Conn., and on the 10th 
of May, 1886, he was installed as pastor of Plymouth 
Church, Ft. Wayne, Ind., where he remained until 1889, 
when he accepted a call to the Millard Ave. Congrega¬ 
tional Church, of Chicago. 

He was married September 15th, 1885, to Miss May E. 
Miner, of New Haven, Conn., and has two daughters: Edna 
Ives Cromer, born April 2d, 1887; Mary Elizabeth Cromer, 
born April 17th, 1890. 


TT\ ARLINGTON, CHARLES F.—“ My life for the past 
ten years has been very uneventful, and I scarcely 
know what to write you. I am still toiling for wealth and 
fame, in my profession (the law) at the old stand, where I 
commenced business when I left Princeton. I am not mar- 


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ried nor engaged, and in fact cannot report progress, but I 
hope by the time of the next decennial to have something 
to say on that subject. In politics I have always sup¬ 
ported the Republican party, though at times not in full 
accord with its platform.” Charlie does not tell us whether 
he has furnished the opportunity for the negative that he 
suggested as a possibility in his last report. 

Day, George Lord. 

Samuel Lloyd, M. D. 

Dear Sir: As far as my memory serves me, I never 
received a circular from you in September. Regarding the 
inquiries in your letter of March 25th, I would say that I 
expect to be absent in June, so that it will be impossible 
for me to attend the Class dinner. 

My address is as above (Lord, Day & Lord, Equitable 
Building, 120 Broadway, N. Y.). 

My profession is the law, and my history uneventful. I 
recall no positions of particular honor or trust that I have 
filled. I am sorry to say that I have done nothing worthy 
of note for Princeton since graduation. I am unmarried. 
My religious affiliations are, I trust, orthodox, and my poli¬ 
tics liberal. 

Very truly yours, 

Geo. Lord Day. 

After the formality of the above epistle, we are almost 
afraid to comment on George’s history. He is junior 
partner in his firm, and a director in the Equitable Life Assur¬ 
ance Society of the United States. He and Malcolm Camp¬ 
bell sometimes meet in the arena in the exercise of the arts of 
defence and offence, and once in a great while George 
comes to the Alumni dinners. 

Denby, Charles, Jr. —Charlie studied law until 1885, 
when his father, having been appointed, by President 
Cleveland, Minister to China, he w^s appointed Second 
Secretary of the United States Legation at Peking. 

Owing to the dissatisfaction of the Chinese Government 


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with Mr. Blair—President Harrison's appointee to this 
country—Mr. Denby has retained the post and Charlie 
consequently has also continued in the Mongolian Capital. 

He has been Secretary of the Peking Oriental Society, 
and has written some newspaper and magazine articles on 
Chinese subjects. He does not tell us whether he writes 
in English or hieroglyphics. Is unmarried, and says that 
“ having lived during the last seven years in China, I can 
give very little information as to the other members of the 
Class. Judge Taylor, who is successfully conducting a 
missionary hospital and dispensary in the north part of 
Peking, and I have, I think, the Continent of Asia to our¬ 
selves. I often meet in China, Princeton graduates, but 
‘Judge ’ is the only ’82 man that I have seen since leaving 
America.” 

Doland, J. Blair. —No report; address not known. 

Dunlop, John.— “ My history, since the publication of 
the last record, is uneventful, and is briefly as follows: I 
graduated from the Theological Department of Yale in the 
Spring of 1887. After graduation went West to Nebraska, 
where I spent the Summer in missionary work. Returned 
East in the Autumn and went to Auburn, N. Y., and pur¬ 
sued a fourth year of study in the Theological Seminary 
there. Was called in the Spring of 1888 to the pastorate 
of the New Scotland Presbyterian Church, New York, 
which I accepted, remaining there until called to my pres¬ 
ent field of labor in Miles City, Montana.” During his 
pastorate in New Scotland, Pop officiated at “Jimmie” 
Banister’s marriage. 

Although we understand that Pop is married, he is 
strangely silent on the subject. 

Dunning, Henry W.—Dunning is a lawyer by profes¬ 
sion, and his history is summed up as follows : “ (1) Prin¬ 
cipally engaged in practicing the law. (2) Have traveled 
somewhat over Europe and Great Britain. Am not mar- 


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ried ; Presbyterian; Republican.” We would give Henry 
more space had he furnished the material. He sailed for 
Europe last July on the “ City of Paris.” Burt Winton was 
a passenger on the same vessel. 

Dunning is successful at the bar, and everyone in Wilkes- 
barre speaks most highly of him. 


JG' DGAR, MORGAN.—For some time after graduation 
Ed. was connected with the firm of Tefft, Weller & 
Co., of New York City, and then went West to join his 
brother in ranching. In 1887 he returned East and took a 
two-year course at the Columbia Law School. Began the 
practice of law at Meeker, where, as rumor has it, he had a 
large practice, proceeding against himself for infraction of 
the Sunday closing law. He is said now to do business en¬ 
tirely in original packages. While in Meeker he was the 
proprietor and editor of a paper which he edited in the 
style of the Arizona Kicker , and it is possible that it was the 
original of that celebrated sheet. 

In the late war Ed. commanded a company of volunteers, 
and did good service in the expedition against Geronemo, 
thus rising to the same height with the other ’82 warriors, 
Parker and Rafferty. He was also Prosecuting Attorney of 
Meeker. Having exhausted this field and occupied all the 
positions of honor to be had in that locality, he transferred 
his Blackstone and his chattels to Denver, where he en¬ 
tered into a partnership, and is said to be doing very well. 
He has made several visits East, and his handwriting is 
said to have improved since he began to use a typewriter. 
We have heard that he wrote home the other day, saying 
that his health is much better since he stopped drinking. 
Is not married nor engaged. 

Elmendorf, Dwight L.—After making three attempts 
to get a history from Dwight, the following is the best that 
he can do: 

“ I am in favor of a memorial; have no news of any of 


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the fellows; am still teaching the deaf and playing the 
organ at the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church; not 
married, but hope to be before the next ‘ Decennial; ’ will 
be at Princeton June 14th, D. V.” 

The following clipping, from the New York Mail and 
Express of Friday, May 13th, 1892, would seem to indicate 
that Dwight had taken some honors of which we are in ig¬ 
norance, and he does not like to explain. Perhaps, how¬ 
ever, he is only one of the many proteges of Colonel Shep¬ 
ard, and is receiving one of his booms. 

Dr. Elmendorf to lecture : 

“ Prof. D. L. Elmendorf will deliver his very interesting 
lecture on ‘Holland, the Rhine and Southern Germany ’ 
this evening in the lecture room of the Fourth Avenue 
Presbyterian Church, corner of Twenty-second street. 
The stereopticon views which will illustrate the lecture 
have been pronounced by experts to be intensely interest¬ 
ing, very picturesque and artistic. The proceeds of the 
lecture will be devoted to the two missions connected with 
the church.” 

While reading this proof, May 27th, we have seen in the 
same journal an announcement that this lecture is to be 
repeated in Harlem this evening. Have we produced a 
rival to Stoddard ? 

The Class can call upon Dwight for an explanation when 
he turns up in June. 

Elmer, Matthew K.—“ In regard to the information 
you wish about me, it is all contained in the last record. I 
have not changed in my habits, profession or mode of liv¬ 
ing. I have been very busy with professional duties. In 
January, 1891, I was appointed on the Board of Pension 
Examining Surgeons for the southern part of the State, 
and that, with my private practice, is all that I can attend 
to.” 

Matt saved Frank Porch from being murdered, at least 
so far as this record is concerned; for, having heard that 
Porch had passed away, we were engaged in writing 


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his obituary when a letter arrived from the deceased in 
reply to one asking Elmer to supply us with such informa¬ 
tion as he could obtain regarding his life. 

It seems that, acting in the capacity of family physician, 
Matt happened to be in attendance upon Porch when he 
received the letter and allowed the latter to take charge of 
the correspondence. 

Emmons, Horace H.—Hibben says: “ I meet Horace 
very often in Princeton. Attended a reception given for 
him and his wife last Winter. He expects to live in Orange.” 
He was present at a Princeton Club meeting in New York 
in March, and was staying at the Holland House with his 
wife. He would not promise to give the Class circulars the 
attention they deserved, and seemed to be but little inter¬ 
ested in the decennial, We have heard that Horace was 
connected in Chicago with the New York Life Insurance 
Company, associated with Vanuxem, ’79, and in the insur¬ 
ance firmament Horace is a star of the first magnitude. He 
claims the record of having written over one million dol¬ 
lars’ worth of insurance in one year, for which he received a 
prize offered by the company for the largest amount of 
business written by any agent. If not insured, beware of 
Horace, for there is no escape from his persuasive tongue. 
He married, in 1891, Miss Mary Slaughter, of Madison, 
N. J. Mrs. Emmons died only a few days ago, after a very 
short illness, from pneumonia. They had just moved into 
their new house at Orange, N. J., when she was taken ill. 
Ed. Simons and Uzal McCarter were present at the 
funeral and acted as pall bearers. 

Ernst, Edward H.—Ed. is another provoking member, 
who seems to consider that the Class Secretary is inti¬ 
mately acquainted with every phase of life through which 
the individual members have passed during the past ten 
years. 

A history based upon rumors can only be unsatisfactory 
to those for whom it is constructed, and if statements creep 


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in that are not perfectly correct, or that are not fully ap¬ 
proved, of course the writer of the history is to blame. 
Now, we have to construct something or other for one 
hundred men, Ed., and we can’t say superlative things of 
all of them, so, if you suffer, you know it is because you gave 
us nothing to build upon. Ed. still manufactures iron and 
wire goods in Covington, Kentucky, and before he fell 
under the marital yoke, he acted as an assistant at a num¬ 
ber of weddings, in which sundry members of the Class 
were more or less interested. Thus he acted as best man 
for Jim. Beattie, and we have heard rumors of his acting 
in a similar capacity several times before he was married 
himself, on March 31st, 1891, at Cincinnati, to Miss Anna 
F. Jones. His services to Princeton have been confined, 
according to his own statement, to “ a great deal of talking; 
lost some money, won some.” We are informed, however, 
that he has been prominent in the local Alumni Associa¬ 
tion, and has always shown great interest in Princeton 
affairs. 


T7INE, JOHN B.—If it were not for the fact that business 
and inclination have from time to time caused us to 
make flying visits to Princeton,where we have met Pud. and 
talked over Class matters, his two letters—one in reply to 
each circular—would convey very little information. As it 
is, we know that he has taken charge of the Princeton 
Preparatory School, has moved to the Jugtown district 
and is making a decided success of his venture. 
From the number of times we have met parents on the 
trains going to and fro from Princeton, who have been 
looking at his quarters with a view to sending their sons 
there, we surmise that Pud. fully appreciates the import¬ 
ance of advertising, and also knows howto take advantage 
of everything floating his way that may have been in¬ 
tended for Lawrenceville. Even the proximity of his loca¬ 
tion to Evelyn, whatever effect it may have on his boys, 
does not seem to have upset his cardiac equanimity in the 


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least, for he states that he is not married, blit steers over 
the question of engagement without notice. Inasmuch as 
he does not second Harry Terhune’s request for a wet 
corner at the banquet, we take it that he is in full accord 
with the prohibition tendencies which have cropped out 
at Princeton since ’82 graduated. 

Flick, Liddon.— Notice, if you please, the absence of 
the well known Welcome. Bridget notified us some time 
ago that the card should read as above ; admission to the Bar 
and a trip to Europe seemed to be the determining period. 
He essayed a trip into the sphere of politics, in 1888, and 
ran for the State Legislature, and says that his literary 
work was confined to “ writing abstracts of title and a few 
editorials booming L. F., when he was running for the 
Legislature.” Now the whole trouble, Flicker, must have 
been that the absence of that W. J. rendered you unwel¬ 
come to the electors of your district. It is strange that 
Flick should be so circumspect in regard to his statement 
of the matrimonial status, for, while he tells us that he is 
“ alas, not yet ” married, he also adds that he might get 
married between the time when the circular was answered 
and the reunion. We should say that he must be in that 
uncertain state just preceding an engagement, or else so 
recently engaged that he is afraid to commit the fact 
to paper, lest his ardent happiness should prove an illusive 
dream. We have heard from other Wilkes Barrians that 
Flick, who is a growing lawyer, is one of the solid men of 
the town, and is rapidly taking his father’s place in the 
Boards of Direction of many of the most prominent busi¬ 
ness ventures of that part of Pennsylvania. It is rather 
dubious to have him answer the fourth question: “ Don’t 
know,” but then there may be more truth than fiction in 
the remark. He says he has “ boomed Princeton on all 
occasions, and shown by my works what she can do with 
unpromising material.” By the way, Flicker has put on 
gold spectacles, and a Boulanger beard, with his added 
dignities. He confesses to being a Presbyterian once a 


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Week, but does Hot state the form of insanity—or profanity 
if you prefer—in which he indulges during the other six 
days. 


QABRIEL, CHARLES V. 

Gayley, Henry B.—“I left ’82 in the Spring of 1880, 
and did not return to Princeton until the Fall of 1882, when 
I entered ’84 as a Junior. I graduated with ’84 and after 
leaving college taught for two years in the Protestant Col¬ 
lege at Beyrout, Syria, and in the Summer of ’86 tutored at 
Morristown. The next two years were spent at the Col¬ 
umbia Law School, from which I graduated in ’88. Since 
then I have been practicing my profession.” It is gener¬ 
ally understood that Henry had considerable to do with 
the enforcement of the laws delays in the various at¬ 
tempts of the Westinghouse Company to prevent the 
carrying out of the Electrocution Law in the State of New 
York, and the execution of murderers by electricity. 
He is unmarried. 

Gill, Theophilus A.—“ I gave up the C. E. profession 
after my severe sickness, traveled southward to Georgia, 
and am now returned to my old home, where, as a licentiate 
preacher, I am doing my Master’s commission to the best 
of a very poor ability. 

“ Am still somewhat like Paul: my eye has been kept 
single, and as yet am wedded to none but the Lord. 

“ Have done little for Princeton except cheer for her at 
every opportunity. 

“ Religious affiliation: a Christian first; 2dly, a Baptist. 
Believe the Bible means just what it says, and man has no 
right to interpret it to his way of thinking. It makes too 
many ways to follow.” 

Goloknath, Henry.—N o report. 

Greene, George F.—Greene says: “ My literary work 


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has been very limited; it has been confined to fugitive 
articles in the Homeletic Review , the New York Observer , 
the Golden Rule , the Sunday School Times , etc., etc.” In refer¬ 
ence to the memorial: “ Everything depends upon the 
amount the Class will subscribe. If the amount available 
be small, it seems to me nothing could be more sensible 
than a prize. With that the name of the Class would be 
kept on the catalogue, and the remembrance of the gift be 
perpetuated and withal positive good would be done to 
every succeeding Class. An entrance gate seems to me to 
be needless ; photographs rather trivial; fund for mailing 
catalogue, undignified, and a chapel window ornamental, 
merely.” Greene’s political views are worthy of repro¬ 
duction. Free Trader, Civil Service Reformer, Anti-Reed, 
Blainite, Independent. If anyone will explain the logic of 
the above, we will be much gratified. We think poor Dad 
must have turned in his grave in trying to grasp the pro¬ 
cess of reasoning that evolved independence at the end of 
that list. He was married October 7th, 1886, to Miss Mar¬ 
garet L. Greene and has two daughters: Margaret Cushing 
Greene, born August 15th, 1887 ; Katherine Celia Greene, 
born January 22d, 1890. 

He adds : “ I would suggest that for the dinner not more 
than eleven kinds of wine be provided, and that the first 
man who drinks too much be immediately ordered off for 
execution, or banishment to the Theological Seminary.” 
Are the two alternatives equally severe, Darius ? 

Grier, Edgar B.—Is located at 297 North Broad Street, 
Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he is practicing medicine 
with great success, we should say, for every time we have 
invited him to a seat at the ’82 table at the Alumni dinner 
he has found it impossible to be present, owing to a con¬ 
finement or some other laborious engagement. He was 
married to Miss Fannie W. Crane, at Elizabeth, October 
23d, 1890. His interest in Princeton has caused him to 
advise “every parent to send their children to Princeton ; 
especially all strong boys who would be good for football 


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and baseball.” Grier is making great success of it in 
Elizabeth. 

Guerin, Theodore B.—Tode says he is “pulling along, 
shouting for Old Nassau ” on the least provocation, and 
giving the girls a wide berth. “ From that you can infer 
that I am unmarried. Havn’t had time to give so seri¬ 
ous a matter proper attention.” He was in Princeton on 
Saturday, May 7th, and was not at all pleased with the 
result of the game with Harvard on that day. 

Guyer, Allan P.—Whereabouts unknown, 


J_JALLOCK, GERARD B. F.—The place of “G” Hal- 
lock’s ministrations has changed from Scotts- 
ville, New York, where he was pastor of the First Presby¬ 
terian Church for four years, to Rochester, where he 
is the pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church. He 
has been settled over his present charge for two years 
now; has written several articles for the different religious 
reviews, including fifty-two miscellaneous articles, which 
have appeared in the religious weekly papers. Has been 
once a delegate to the Synod of New York, once a dele¬ 
gate from his Presbytery to the General Assembly of the 
Presbyterian Church, and Chairman of the Synodical Com¬ 
mittee of 1889 to visit the Union Theological Seminary of 
New York. He does not reveal his standing with refer¬ 
ence to the different fights now in progress in the Church, 
i. e., revision and Briggsism. 

In 1887 he held a special examination at Scottsville, for 
students desiring to enter Princeton, and has been the 
means of sending four students who would not otherwise 
have gone to College. Good work, G. He was married 
June 8th, 1888, to Miss Anna C. Cobb, of New York. It 
was only the near approach of our own altar sacrifice that 
prevented our accepting your invitation, G. You were only 
three days ahead of us. 


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He has one daughter, Clarissa Cobb Hallock, born Jan¬ 
uary 9th, 1890, and states that there will be no necessity 
for telegraphing us before the Record gets through the 
press of any changes in this report. 

Hallock, Robert C.—“Yes, I favor a memorial, and 
would favor the mailing fund as being a continual stimulus 
to the Alumni, to send men to Princeton, and to keep up 
their interest in the College. Would favor having wrappers 
printed, mailed by ’82 Memorial Fund. As a second choice 
favor Guyot memorial. He was a grand man.” 

Nancy has been pastor of the Presbyterian Church, at 
Southampton, since November, 1890, having gone there 
from the “ Old Tennent ” Church, where he was settled 
for four years. He took a post-graduate course at the 
‘University of the City of New York, and received the 
degree of Ph. D. Don’t forget to address him as Doctor 
when you see him. He confesses to having written some 
articles for papers and magazines. Do you intend that we 
should understand that you include the whole list of these 
publications in this statement? He is now engaged in 
writing a book on Church History. 

His services to Princeton are summed up in having 
“ sent two brothers, used my influence to send other 
students—and am engaged in raising boys to be sent when 
they are old enough.” From this statement you may infer 
that he is married, the ceremony having been performed at 
Delanco, N. J., December 24th, 1885, and he has four 
childten : 

Allen Robert Hallock, ) 

Earle Kenneth, > born Nov. 9th, 1886. 

Constance Magee, ) 

Leland Bruce, born Feb. 24, 1891. 

His politics are “ Republican—with a critical turn of 
mind, and a general tendency to ‘do as I damn please.’ ” 
Rather strong languageto emanate from the cloth, Robert. 

Harris, Charles E.—Belvidere, N. J. Lawyer; no re¬ 
port. 


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Hemphill, Paul. —Chester, S. C. Lawyer. Married. 
No report. 

Hibben, John G.—For five years Jack served the Fall- 
ing Spring Presbyterian Church at Chambersburg, Penn¬ 
sylvania, most successfully we have understood. But 
his throat, which had been troubling him finally com¬ 
pelled him to give up all thought of regular preaching for 
some time and consequently he resigned his charge, much 
to the regret of all the people, who had become strongly 
attached to him. He was soon after appointed Instructor 
in Logic and Psychology at Princeton, and became 
the first member of the class to enter the Faculty of 
our Alma Mater. We cannot but feel that it is an ad¬ 
mirable selection. He was married at Elizabeth, New 
Jersey, on November 8th, 1887, to Miss Jenny Davidson, 
and has one daughter, Elizabeth Grier Hibben. 

Doc’s labors and anxiety on the matter of the record 
because of the tardy responses to the circulars ask¬ 
ing for information, have been only second to those 
imposed upon your Secretary. His literary work he has 
not informed us of but we can undoubtedly assure the 
Class that he is carrying on a series of researches to de¬ 
termine upon proper poetical quotations for use in intro¬ 
ducing the speakers on the evening of the dinner. 

Hillhouse, James S.—“I am living at Cartersville, 
Georgia, and serving my seventh year as pastor of the Pres¬ 
byterian Church. Was married March 18th, 1888, at Cal¬ 
houn, Georgia, to Miss Belle Boaz. We have two sons,” 

Walter Boaz, born Jan. 29th, 1889. 

Joseph Newton, born Jan. 25th, 1891. 

Howell, William C.—Howell is a lawyer and he is 
Assistant United States District Attorney for the South¬ 
ern District of Iowa. From the frequency with which sim¬ 
ilar positions have been filled by ’82 men throughout the 
country, we suspect that the lawyers of the Class must 


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have an arrangement with Washington that only members 
of the legal profession recommended by ’82 laymen shall 
be appointed. He is not married. He wants the members 
of the Class who are present at the reunion, to have a 
photograph taken and let all who are not there know 
where copies can be obtained, that they may “ enjoy com¬ 
paring the faces so familiar ten years ago.” 

A later letter says that business engagements will pre¬ 
vent his being present at the reunion, and he adds: “ If 
I cannot be with you in body I will be with you in 
spirit.” 

Hughes, Edward S.—Ed. is still in the hardware busi¬ 
ness in Abilene, and he says he has “ succeeded very fairly.” 
He disclaims all pretentions to literary work. He 
was married Dec. 21st, 1886, to Miss Minnie B. Rogers, of 
Raleigh, North Carolina. 

We have understood, however, from a source whose ve¬ 
racity cannot be impugned, “that he is one of Abilene’s 
leading and prominent citizens, and as we might expect 
decidedly popular.” 

He has one daughter, born November 17th, 1889. 

Hurin, Silas E.—“ I am certainly in favor of pre¬ 
senting the College with a memorial; but have no original 
ideas in regard to its form. I would like to see something 
given which will be of permanent value to the College. 
Of the suggestions made, a prize or scholarship would be 
nearer my idea than any other. 

“After graduation, I spent one year teaching in Morris 
Academy, Morristown, N. J., and on returning to Ohio in 
the Summer of ’83, immediately began the study of law. 
Attended Cincinnati Law School for two years, graduating 
in May, 1885, and was at once admitted to the bar and 
began practicing in Cincinnati. 

“In the Spring of 1887, I removed to Findley, where I 
have ever since resided and practiced my profession. 

“ I have held no civic or political office and the only 


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office of trust that I now recall is that of president and 
director of the local Y. M. C. A. 

“ My literary work has been very slight and I have pub¬ 
lished nothing. 

“ I have not married. 

“ I cannot say that I have done anything for Princeton, 
since graduation. 

“ Since landing in Findlay, I believe that I have seen 
only one of the Class, and as I hear from very few of them 
I know very little of what the others are doing. 

“ From the above you see that I have not been a very 
brilliant light; but I am glad to know that Warfield, Crew, 
Hibben and others, have redeemed the reputation of the 
Class, and I shall always be glad to hear from any of the 
fellows or to hear of any distinction that may be thrust 
upon them. 

“ I expect to attend the reunion and hope that we shall 
have a full attendance and a glorious'time.” 

J ACKMAN, EDGAR R.—Jack spent the Winter following 
his graduation in New York, studying law, and inci¬ 
dentally having a good time in which Wilcox and Lloyd 
were factors. He then accepted a position in the en¬ 
gineering corps of a railroad out in Pennsylvania, and 
this led to his investing in some coal lands in Phillipsburg, 
Center Co. The opportunity soon offered of his forming 
a partnership with a man who was acquainted with 
coal mining as conducted in that part of Pennsylvania, 
and the firm of Jackman & Ellsworth has since been pros¬ 
perous. From a personal visit made last Fall we can state 
that Jack is one of the substantial men of the town. 
Their firm is a strong one and they are doing a good busi¬ 
ness, one mine yielding well and another at that time just 
opened far enough to begin to show some marketable 
coal. He has a beautiful house and is a thorough business 
man. He was married at Princeton, June 9th, 1885, to 
Miss Emily Stockton. Campbell, McCarter, Wilcox and 


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Lloyd were present at the wedding. They have two chil¬ 
dren. 

David K. Jackman, 3d, born June 13th, 1889. 

Edgar R. Jackman, Jr., born May 23d, 1891. 


T ARCOMBE, GEORGE G,—Is still in Savannah and in 
ill health, we have heard. Have no direct news from 

him. 

Larkin, John. —Jack has been practising law constantly 
in New York City. “ Have done no literary work, except 
such as is incident to my profession. Aside from being a 
lawyer, I have been honored and trusted by the Governor 
and Senate of the State in their appointment to the dis¬ 
tinguished office of Notary Public. This office in New 
York is one of distinguished honor and confidence.” He 
was married September 8th, 1886, at London, England, to 
Miss Ida Rahm, and has two children. 

Francis Rahm, born Jan. 25th, 1889. 

John, born Oct. 24th, 1891. 

His services to Princeton have been “ nothing that I 
know of, except to go to baseball games and glee club con¬ 
certs whenever I can spare the time.” 

Sally seems to lead a busy life, and like most of the law¬ 
yers in the Class is apparently making a success in his pro¬ 
fession. 

Lathrop, Theodore A.— No report. 

Leisenring, Walter.—N o report. 

Libbey, Frederick A.— No report. 

Life, John C.—In the West—I believe Iowa—in busi¬ 
ness. No report. 

Lindsley, Charles A.—“ I expect, as far as I can tell at 
present, to be on hand for the reunion in June. I am 

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neither married nor engaged, and am still in business in 
Orange as managing partner of the firm of S. & C. Linds- 
ley, coal merchants. I am a director of the New Jersey 
Coal Exchange, and President of the Orange branch; 
Secretary of the Essex County Electric Company; one of 
the directors of the Second National Bank of Orange, and 
Trustee and Treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church of 
Orange.” 

It is perfectly plain to all observers that Charlie has be¬ 
come one of the substantial citizens of Orange. In addi¬ 
tion to these duties we would suggest that you undertake 
to place “ Bob ” Clark’s cotton in the dry goods stores of 
the place. He offers a small commission which, if you 
accept this hint, should be divided between us. 

Lloyd, Samuel.— For three years continued to teach 
clinical and operative surgery in the New York Post- 
Graduate Medical School and Hospital, but two years ago, 
finding that the operative class occupied too much time, I 
resigned that department, and have since continued to 
teach only clinical surgery. 

Owing to the gradual increase of my practice and the 
rapid increase in other responsibilities, of which the Class 
Secretaryship is by no means the least, there has been little 
time left for literary work. Last year, however, I read 
several papers on surgical subjects before different medical 
societies in this State and New Jersey. I still continue on 
the editorial staff of the “ Annals of Surgery.” 

Three years ago was elected a delegate from the New 
York County Society to the New York State Society, and 
this year was made a permanent member of the latter or¬ 
ganization. I am a member of the committee on prize 
essays of the first named Society. I am also a member of 
the Academy of Medicine of New York, and take an active 
interest in the Orthopedic and Surgical sections of that 
body. This Spring was appointed Visiting Surgeon to the 
Randall’s Island Hospitals. 

Was married June nth, 1888, to Miss Adele Ferrier Peck, 

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of Brooklyn, N. Y., and we have one daughter, Elizabeth 
Armstrong, born November 7th, 1889. 

In work for Princeton, my labors have been in connec¬ 
tion with the Class, the Whig Hall Building Committee, of 
which I am Secretary, and the Executive Committee of 
the Princeton Club of New York, with an occasional 
attempt to convince young men, with whom I come in 
contact, to the belief that Old Nassau offers the best train¬ 
ing, intellectually and physically, obtainable in this country. 

My chief complaint is the generally common idea on the 
part of the Class that my postal cards and notes do not re¬ 
quire answering. 


jMTAGIE, Jr., DAVID.—Dave seems to have fully recov¬ 
ered his health and has opened a school for boys at 
Paterson, which he calls the Paterson Classical and Sci¬ 
entific School. In his first reply he tried to escape giving 
a categorical answer to the third question on the second 
page, saying, “ I will send you full particulars, I hope, 
about Thanksgiving time,” and the full particulars were 
received, and announced the marriage of Mr. David Ma- 
gie, Jr., to Henrietta Barkalow, of Paterson, on Novem¬ 
ber 25th, 1891. In a note dated March 26th, 1892, he says 
the “ only piece of news that I have heard in months is 
the engagement of Winton.” 

David’s school is very successful. He is doing a good 
work there. 

Marshall, Chas. H.—Patience is well nigh exhausted. 
Here is another half sheet giving as meagre an account of 
ten years’ work as possible. If the work of these years has 
really been of as little value as the writers would lead one 
to think from the paucity of facts going to make up the lives 
of the generality of men, the world cannot have benefited 
much from their living. 

“ My name, Clark H. Marshall; my address, Turtle Creek, 
Pa. (P. R. R.); my profession. Ministry. I was settled 

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over the U. P. Church at Panassus, Pa., for four years. 
Have been at Turtle Creek since Sept, ist, 1890. 

“ Was married to Miss Elizabeth Stuart, at Panassus, Pa., 
by Rev. Alexander Young, D. D., LL. D., assisted by Rev. 
John Jay Ralston, a bachelor of our Class of 1882, March 
30th, 1886. I have two children, L. Josephine, born March 
19th, 1887, and Elizabeth R., born June 23d, 1889. I have 
sent one or two to Princeton. I belong to the United 
Presbyterian Church. I am a Republican.” 

Martin, Paul. —“ My personal history during these ten 
years past has not presented anything startling to relate. 
Since my professional studies at Princeton and abroad, I 
have been engaged steadily as a Presbyterian pastor, with 
the exception of a half year, when I was too much below 
par, physically, for active service. My work has been di¬ 
vided between Omaha, Nebraska, and my present place. 
Palisades, N. Y., with a temporary sojourn and employ¬ 
ment in Wilmington, Del., while recuperating. On May 
10, 1891, I married Miss Lucy G. Abbott, of New York 
City. On April 5, 1892, Willard Martin appeared on the 
scene. From his vigor and weight, 11 lbs., there is pros¬ 
pect of his being on the eleven some day. 

“ Altogether, these ten years have been as happy as one 
could reasonably ask. 

“ I have not done anything for Princeton except to talk 
her up, and help get a poor student ready for College. 

“ George Peck Pierson is a hard man to hear from directly, 
being as poor a correspondent as I ever corresponded 
with. I am not certain what his address is at this date. 

“ George has been well, working hard, editing a mission 
paper in Japanese and English, and has spent most of his 
time in a province of a million or so of people, where he 
was the only foreigner, or the only English speaking for¬ 
eigner. His work there has been teaching in a Govern¬ 
ment School. This isolation and work was chosen that he 
might master the language thoroughly. The last I heard 
of him was that he had secured a Japanese matron to 


39 


keep house for him and is having all his socks mended. 
I am informed by a lady recently from Japan, that all the 
American ladies regret that he does not get married, and 
the Japanese visitors to America, who know him, tell me- 
that he is very popular with the Japanese. I should count 
the Japanese hopelessly depraved, if they did not like and 
enjoy him. 

“ Henry Crew, as you know, I suppose, is to be addressed, 
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton. Cal. 

“ His appointment there, which came to him entirely un¬ 
sought, as Spectroscopist to the Observatory, was a great 
honor. His latest astronomical bulletin heralds a new 
star in the Western heavens, Alice Hargrave Crew. You 
will hear from him, but his modesty will forbid his making 
much of his life on the mountain top, where he is one of 
seven scientists employed to operate the observatory.” 

Maxwell, Joseph E.—“As I graduated with the Class 
of ’84 (I remained out of College two years, on account of 
an aggravated form of asthenopia), I have not felt at 
liberty to cast a vote, or to offer any suggestion concerning 
the memorial. 

“ After leaving College I spent five years in business. At 
the end of this time I put my business in the charge of 
others, and returned to the classic grounds of Princeton ; 
entered the Seminary, finishing my studies there last 
Spring—May, of 1891. 

“ Last June the Presbyterian Church in this place—the 
Church in which I had been brought up, and the Sabbath 
School of which I had served as Superintendent during 
my business years—extended me a hearty and earnest call, 
which I accepted, and my pastoral relations have been 
pleasant and encouraging; no communion has passed by 
without a number of accessions, by far the larger number 
of whom have been received on profession.” 

McCarter, Uzal H.—Mac. remained for seven years 
with Kidder, Peabody & Co., at No. 1 Nassau street, New 


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York, and then spent one year with the Lombard Invest¬ 
ment Company, during which time he traveled somewhat 
extensively through those portions of the West where his 
company was engaged in placing mortgages. At the close 
of the year he was offered the position of Secretary and 
Trust Officer of the Fidelity Title & Deposit Company, of 
Newark, New Jersey, and as this position was an improve¬ 
ment, both in responsibility and emolument, he left the 
Lombard, and identified himself with the Newark Company. 
We have understood that Mac. is looked upon among the 
business men of his city as a most reliable and capable 
business man, and that he was becoming identified with 
some of the largest business ventures of his city. 

He was married January 30th, 1889, to Miss Jane M. 
Lewis, of Newark, and has one child, Isabelle, born January 
nth, 1891. 

He is one of the few ’82 men who can be relied upon to 
attend the New York Alumni dinners. 

McWilliams, James A.—Mac. is at present located at 
Sing Sing, New York, where he is the pastor of the First 
Presbyterian Church, having been called there from Port 
Jervis, New York,, where he was settled for five years. He 
was married at Scotchtown, New York, May 26th, 1885, 
but does not tell us the maiden name of his wife. Has 
three children: 

Isabelle C., born 1886. 

Norman B., born 1888. 

Alice, born 1890. 

Mac. preached in Elizabeth last Winter. The people 
were enthusiastic in their praise of him. 

Milford, Charles R.—We should judge that Fatty had 
changed very little since his graduation. He is still at 
Attica, Indiana, where he is serving his second term as 
Mayor. He says he “ studied and practiced law with about 
the usual success of all young men.” “ Nix ” sums up the 
married question, while he says the children are “ unnum- 


4i 


bered.” Do you intend this to be understood as a double 
entendre ? His services to Princeton have been confined to 
“ yelling every time she won a football or a baseball game. 
Don’t know anything of interest about the members of 
the Class, except about Alf. Mills. I guess he is dead. 
Have no religious affiliations, and am a Republican and a 
Blainiac.” 

Mills, Alfred Elmer. —Although Mills gave promise of 
fulfilling Milford’s suggestion by delaying his reply to the 
Secretary’s questions until November, he was saved from 
the fate that would surely have overtaken him by the 
diverting influence of many who did not reply at all, and 
by the fact that being a regular attendant at the Princeton 
Alumni Dinner at New York, he could not be spared. Your 
apology is accepted, Alfred, but we wish you had been as 
prolix in your replies to our questions as you were in the 
apology. Will you kindly explain why all the lawyers in 
the Class have insisted on furnishing such meagre accounts 
of themselves ? Is it because, being accustomed to making 
a great sensation over a bad case, they think us capable of 
the same manipulation of facts, or, because they have a 
rooted aversion to all testimony which does not consist of 
categorical answers, preferring, if anyone is to do the 
talking, that it should be the attorney who does the sum¬ 
ming up. We have done the best we could, but sometimes 
even the ordinary affirmatives and negatives are wanting, 
and then we confess that the editorial pen is at a standstill. 
He says he is “ an attorney and counsellor at law, unmarried ; 
an Episcopalian and a Republican,” and that’s all of it. Oh ! 
ye gods, pity us. All that for a ten years’ full octavo page 
of his life. Really, old man, we felt like putting it out in 
good, bold display letters, so as to fill up the page, and if 
Milford had not suggested a text, that’s all you would have 
got. 

Montgomery, William J.—Was seen at Bayhead, N. J., 
last Summer, and seems to be married and to have a child, 
to which he faithfully played nurse. We have been unable 


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to reach him through the mail, however, either at his old 
address at New Orleans, Bayhead or Trenton, N. J. 

\ 

Murphy, Walter —According to Critchlowand Westie, 
he is still in Salt Lake City practising law, although not 
in partnership with Critch. He is married, has one son, 
Harold Purves, who is three years old. He was elected 
County Attorney of Salt Lake County. 

Since writing the above we have had a letter from Pat, 
in which he says that both Critch and he have mislaid the 
circulars and “according to his recollection the only 
matters requiring answer are in regard to being present at 
the reunion and the memorial.” He promised to answer, 
at once, however, if there was any further information de¬ 
sired, but so far, in spite of a request from your Secretary, 
the mail is silent. 


pARKER, CHARLES W.—“ I enclose answers to ques¬ 
tions as fully as the material justifies, and regret not 
only not being more of a credit to the Class, but also hav¬ 
ing so little information to give you about the other fel¬ 
lows. It would seem as though there ought to be some 
news from me about Elmendorf. (We wish there had been, 
we did not hear from him until May 2d, and then only about 
twenty words.) I haven’t heard a word from or about 
him in months. 

“ I do not seem to have any ideas about reunion, dinner 
and record, and must therefore avoid boring you with the 
absence of them. 

“ As to memorial, I have always thought an organ would 
be the most useful and appropriate gift that could be made. 
It would last probably as long as the Class cares to be re¬ 
membered, and while many silent memorials can miss being 
seen, this may-be seen and must be heard. If it is a good 
one, it will be a source of gratification and cause of thanks 
to every student and alumnus whose ears have been split 
by the present abomination.” 


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Charlie studied law and was admitted to the bar as an at¬ 
torney in June, 1885. He then worked in his father’s office 
until May, 1890, when he formed a partnership with DeWitt 
Van Buskirk at Bergen Point, and in March, 1891, they 
opened another office in Jersey City. He was admitted as 
counsellor at law February, 1890. Is still a bachelor. 

Peabody, Ward C.—Peabody suggests that “some 
prominent and distinguished member of the Class be in¬ 
vited some time beforehand to prepare a Class oration ; 
that the Class poet be asked to write a poem, and that Hal- 
lock and Elmendorf prepare an ode with the proper music, 
to be sung at the reunion.” 

He says: “ My career has not been a very eventful one ; 
I have not risen as high as some of the members of our 
talented Class, not having assumed the dignity of a college 
president, as our esteemed Warfield lately has. I have not 
yet arrived at the professor’s or the lecturer’s chair, or be¬ 
come a successful physician, as our vice-secretary, Sam 
Lloyd, or as Potter and Barrett have. I have not risen to 
the Judge’s bench like Judge Brown, nor have I ranked 
high in journalism “a la” Billie Sutphen. I have not yet 
filled a metropolitan pulpit nor even attained the clerical 
fame of Geo. Greene, Nancy Hallock or McWilliams, yet I 
have been working steadily at my profession since I grad¬ 
uated from the Union Theological Seminary, and since that 
time have not been out of the pulpit for one Sunday. 

“I have always endeavored to faithfully attend to all 
duties, and hope some day to rise a little higher in my pro¬ 
fession. My first charge at Pinconning, Michigan, was not 
congenial, and at the end of a year I resigned to accept a 
call to Gaine, in the same State, where everything was 
much more pleasant, and my people built a new church for 
me. Two years later I received a unanimous call to my 
present charge, and as it was a very pretty place and a very 
nice congregation, and as I had always desired a charge in 
New York State that I might be nearer Princeton, I de¬ 
cided to accept the call, and am now located as pastor of a 


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very pleasant little church of 150 members. The salary is 
not large, but it is decent and comfortable, and I have a 
good parsonage. 

“ I have not written any books or articles, but I have about 
a barrel of sermons, I guess, but I do not know whether 
they would pass as literary productions or not. Was mar¬ 
ried June 1st, 1887, to Miss Bessie Eldridge, of Ewing, New 
Jersey. We have no children.” 

Peebles, Thomas.—No report. Was in Princeton and 
at the Harvard game on Saturday, May 7th. Is to be one 
of the judges for the Lynde Debate. 

Pierson, George P.—Between my College and Semi¬ 
nary course I spent three years in teaching: one in Mor¬ 
ristown and two in Elizabeth, New Jersey. From ’85 to 
’88 took the theological course in the Seminary at Prince¬ 
ton, very enjoyable years. Was asked to come to Japan 
as teacher in a Mission College in Tokyo, known as the 
Meiji Gakuin. Came over in August and September of 
’88, stopping at Kansas City, where I met Frank Simpson; 
also at Salt Lake City, where the old firm of Critchlow & 
Murphy were found, more or less established. At San 
Francisco, Billy Scudder was on hand at the wharf, and 
that is the last I’ve seen of ’82 since I left home. On 
the way over stopped at Honolulu. Don’t fail to take it 
in when you come. 

“ Shortly after arriving I had typhoid fever, or something 
like it, but since convalescing have been quite well. 

“ For over a year taught in the College, and then, largely 
for greater facility in language, study and practice, took a 
position in a Government School outside of Tokyo. Since 
leaving this school I have continued studying Japanese, 
and expect to for some time to come. It is a very hard 
language to acquire, even to an extent that suffices for 
ordinary evangelistic work. I wont quarrel with Judge 
Taylor as to which of the two, Chinese or Japanese, is the 
harder, but this is hard enough to satisfy all disciplinary 
purposes. 


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“The literary work that I have done, if published, might 
not redound to the credit of the Class. Note books of 
Japanese idioms and Chinese characters would hardly 
meet with a large sale, but when you come to positions of 
“ honor and trust” I don’t believe you have any over there 
more honorable or of greater responsibility than that of 
a missionary. A letter has just been received, from which 
we quote as follows : 

“ Of course it is out of the question for me to pack up 
my traps and be at the reunion. I should like to see the 
fellows once more, and you’ll please tell them so, from me. 
A letter from Judge Taylor the other day says: ‘Only 
Peking has been my home during these five years, and my 
outside journeyings have been limited in distance. To the 
North I have been but 45 miles away, to the East 100, to the 
West 15, to the South nowhere, save on the road to Tient¬ 
sin and Shanghai.’ ‘ My tongue has come to be fairly fluent 
for all ordinary purposes, but comes far short of doing its 
duty in niceties of scientific explanation. I have hope that 
five or ten years more will witness some improvement in 
this direction. Your evident interest in my happiness sug¬ 
gests a wish that I could report being ‘ engaged.' But 
truth is sadder than fiction ; no hope of matrimonial bliss 
beckons me onward towards a coming day. Critch and 
Walter Murphy are in Salt Lake City and both doing well. 
I don’t see much of the fellows out here, nor hear of them 
either, although when in Tokyo I am in the line of march 
of 4 globe trotters.’ 

“ I like my work, wish I could do it better, and wouldn’t 
trade. Not married nor engaged. I am a member of one 
of the Tokyo Presbyteries of the Church of Christ in 
Japan. As to politics, I belong in sympathy to that party 
in the United States which will reduce the tariff and give 
the Chinaman a chance, and to that party in Japan which 
will secure with the greatest expedition treaty revision, 
or at least will make it possible for foreign missionaries 
to travel freely throughout the Empire on their proper 
work.” 


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Porch, Frank M.—“Mrs. Porch has just returned from 
Dr. Elmer’s office, and hands me your letter to him, dated 
16th inst., in which you ask full particulars about my 
death, etc., etc. Dr. Matt thought I had better answer as 
long as I was such a lively corpse. I have been sick in 
the bed for the past ten days —the first sickness I’ve had 
in twenty years. Dr. Elmer is our family physician. I 
hope to leave my room to-morrow and be down to my 
office in another day’s time. 

“ How such a report could have gotten out that I was dead 
is a profound mystery to me. Our daily papers have noted 
my illness, but not in such lugubrious language as to lead 
anyone to be alarmed about my recovery. 

“ Thanks to Dr. Matt I am getting along nicely, and I am 
quite glad this little episode occurred as it has given me a 
chance to write you before you go to press. I received 
your letter; it is now piled up on my desk with others 
marked “ important ” for future answer, but not yet mailed. 
I had nothing in particular to write you about myself or 
family. My wife and our two boys constitute my family. 
I am giving all my time to my law practice, and love the 
profession as dearly as ever. 

“ I fully expect to meet with the Class in June at Prince¬ 
ton.’’ 

Potter, Theodore. —Physician. Year 1882-3 tutor in 
Miami Univ., Oxford, Ohio ; 1883-87 studied medicine in 
Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati; 1887-8 House Physi¬ 
cian in Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati; Asst. De¬ 
monstrator Bacteriology, Medical College of Ohio. Dur¬ 
ing this year I also assisted Prof. J. T. Whittaker in the 
preparation of his articles for the Reference Handbook of 
The Medical Sciences, and for a text book on the Practice 
of Medicine. At graduation in Cincinnati, received the 
prizes for the best examination in Practice of Medicine 
and in Obstetrics in a class of eighty. 1888-9 spent in 
Germany, working chiefly in the hospitals of Gottingen 
and Berlin; visited also most of the other continental 


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medical centres, and traveled through Belgium, Holland, 
Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain. Met a number of 
Princeton fellows in Europe. In the Spring of ’89 came 
to Indianapolis, which has smce been my home. Was 
soon elected Instructor in the Medical College of Indiana, 
and am now Professor of Bacteriology and Instructor in 
Clinical Medicine in that institution. Am also Pathologist 
to the Indianapolis City Hospital, and Attending Physician 
Department of Chest Diseases in Indianapolis City Dis¬ 
pensary. One of the two Managing Editors of the Indiana 
Medical Journal. 

During my stay in Europe I wrote a series of letters 
which were published in the Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic. 
Have published several articles in the N. Y. Medical Record , 
the Philadelphia Times and Register, the St. Louis Medical 
Review, and a large number, mostly on Bacteriology or 
internal medicine, in the Indiana Medical Journal. Have 
read by appointment two papers before the Indiana State 
Medical Society, and have for two years made the annual 
report upon Bacteriology. Owing to the general profes¬ 
sional interest upon the subject of disease germs I have been 
invited to speak on this subject at a number of medical 
meetings in this State, and have, as a representative of the 
Medical College of Indiana, made a dozen or more such 
addresses. 

In the Fall of 1890 I read a paper before the Mississippi 
Valley Medical Association on Certainty in the Diagnosis 
of Tuberculosis, which was published in several journals. 
About the same time was elected vice-president of the 
Alumni Association of the Ohio Medical College, the med¬ 
ical department of the University of Cincinnati. During 
the Winter of 91 went as a delegate of the medical institu¬ 
tions here, to New York, to report on the Koch experiment 
in the treatment of tuberculosis, and spent a month there 
doing that and other w$rk in the hospitals. Had pleasant 
visits with several of the fellows and climbed sixteen 
stories in the World building to see Billy Sutphen’s 
beard. 


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WITHERSPOON HALL. 































Am a member of the Indianapolis Literary Club, the 
Portfolio Club, and the Indiana Academy of Science. 

As for the rest, and the most important, am practicing 
medicine here pleasantly, and with excellent prospects. 

Have seen Hurin, Ernst, Shaw, Warfield, Milford, occa¬ 
sionally, and have had visits from Crew and Pierson. 

Am not yet married. 

All my children, numbering about a hundred, have un¬ 
fortunately been born to other people. I havn’t adopted 
any orphans. 

Have not been able to visit the College since gradu¬ 
ation, but have been instrumental in sending several 
students. 

In May another letter reports that “ since answering 
the circulars of last Fall I have been through a rub. 
December 15th a sharp pneumonia caught me and for six 
weeks the battle waged. Happily the ego conquered and 
here I am well and strong again.” 

Prentiss, Henry S.—After serving as engineer to the 
Hammond Type-Writing Co. for some time, Henry invented 
a clock. We have understood that this was a success, 
and from the frequency with which we have seen it 
in offices occupied by Princeton men, we take it that the 
College influence has been pretty thoroughly worked. 

He now calls himself a mechanical engineer and inventor. 
Graduated from Stevens’ Institute in the Class of 1884. 
Married Miss Lila Roberts at Elizabeth, New Jersey, June 
25th, 1889, and has one child : 

Charlotte Roberts Prentiss, born October 19th, 1890. 


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J^AFFERTY, OGDEN. 

Camp at Eagle Pass, Texas. 

April 12th, 1892. 

Dear Sam : 

Your letter of March 2 5 th received a few days ago. Cir¬ 
cumstances prevent my being present at the reunion in f une. 
My address is in care of the Surgeon-General's office , Wash¬ 
ington , D. C. I was married Dec. 3 d, 1890, at San Antonia , 
Texas , to Mary W. White. Beyond the fact that my hair is 
growing thinner , there is nothing of interest to write you. 

Yours very truly , 

OGDEN RAFFERTY. 

Thanks, Jimmie. The Army News has just announced 
that Jimmie has been granted one month leave of absence. 


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Ralston, John J.—“Am a minister, settled as a pastor. 
(For other items in my history since leaving Princeton, see 
Quinquenial Record.) Not married; no children; no 
names ; no dates of birth.' Spoke a good word for Prince¬ 
ton at every opportunity. Know no items of general in¬ 
terest except Dock Warfield’s “tear” or “tare.” United 
Presbyterian; Republican. 

Rankin, Edward S.—“ My history since the last 
Record has been very uneventful. I am still in the same 
place—the Engineer’s office of this city (Newark, New 
Jersey), occupying the position of principal assistant in 
charge of sewers. I was married Oct. 7th, 1886, at Col¬ 
umbia, S. C., to Miss Julie S. J. Russell, and our children 
are: 

Russell Bruce, born Feb. 16th, 1889. 

Edith Joy, born April 2d, 1891. 

Ranney, Pennington —In Colorado for his health. 

Rieber, Aaron E.—Young man, your memory is very de¬ 
fective, for I duly received a reply to my circular, dated 
Sept. 3d, 1891, and then on April 1st, 1892, you write : “ I 
did not receive your letter of September 3d, I therefore 
now send answers.” He is a lawyer and is District Attorney 
for Butler County, Pennsylvania. Is not married, nor 
engaged. 

Root, Francis F.—Is practicing medicine in New York 
City, and we understand doing pretty well; has held no 
positions of honor, and done no literary work ; is not mar¬ 
ried, and not likely to be. “ I wish that the answers to one 
or two of the questions were not just what they are, but 
such as they are I send them.” 

Rowe, Ross B.—“ On account of the existing state of 
your feelings I hasten to reply to your favor of 17th— 


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although I had replied to your previous ietter, which 
evidently never reached you. 

“I want a copy of the Record, and will endeavor to be in 
Princeton on June 14th, although I will be unable to stay 
to the evening services, unless I chance to strike Billy 
Sutphen, or Rutherford, or Browne, in which case I 
would likely be unable to leave town. Don’t count on me 
for the evening, but keep me a copy of the Record. 

“ Have no suggestions worth offering. After leaving 
Princeton was engaged in study of medicine at University 
of Pennsylvania, until ’85 ; served as Resident Physician 
at German Hospital, Philadelphia, for a little over a year. 
Accepted position of Medical Examiner on Pennsylvania 
R. R. (stationed for three years at Hightstown, N. J., since 
at Reading, Pa.), and have continued with the road ever 
since. 

“Married on Oct. 7th, 1891, to Miss Ellen O. Brown, of 
Reading, Pa. 

“ Have no religious affiliations which my Democratic 
principles do not cover. 

“ I sincerely trust that the above may, in a measure, allay 
your exasperation. 

Rutherford, Livingston. —Scrute has deserted farm¬ 
ing and is now devoting himself to law, probably having 
ascertained that no amount of cultivation would mater¬ 
ially benefit the beard that Bob Clark talks so much 
about. 

He is unmarried and childless, but promises if the latter 
condition is changed before the reunion to wire us. 
“ What’s the matter with Warfield for a memorial ? He 
ought to fill the bill.” This being a new suggestion, we 
are pleased to give it space. Apparently Scrute has not 
yet attained to the usual ’82 honor of United States Dis¬ 
trict Attorney for his district. Never mind, you are on the 
right side of the fence politically, and the lightning will 
strike some day. 


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gCUDDER, LEWIS R.—See page 72. 

Scudder, William W., Jr. —Scudder is a Congregational 
minister. On leaving Princeton went through the Hart¬ 
ford Theological Seminary, and then accepted a call to the 
Alameda Congregational Church, where he has remained 
ever since. “ Have done no literary work outside my steady 
work, except to write occasionally for papers and reviews 
of our denomination, Am in two boards of directors for 
State missionary work, and secretary of several religious 
organizations.” We are very sorry for you. 

“Was married June 3d, 1885, to Miss Bertha North 
Wright, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, and we have three 
children: 

“William Lewis Scudder, born May 1st, 1886, (Class Cup 
boy). 

“ Bertha North Scudder, born Aug. 12, 1888. 

“ Kenyon Judson Scudder, born Feb. 26, 1890.” 

Shaw, William McD.—“ Since leaving Princeton I grad¬ 
uated at the Cincinnati Law School in ’84, taking the prize 
for forensic discussion, and have ever since been engaged 
in legal work. In August, 1886, I was elected County At¬ 
torney of Kenton Co., Ky., and at Covington held that 
position four years. In the Fall of 1888 I was one of the 
Republican electors for the State (Ky.) at Large. In July, 
1891, I was appointed Assistant U. S. Attorney for the Dis¬ 
trict of Kentucky, which position I now hold. I am not 
married.” 

Sherwood, William B.—Probably very few of the Class 
have heard the sad news of the death of Sherwood. He 
died alone in a hospital in Cincinnati, and it is a matter 
of great regret to your secretary that he was not informed 
of his illness, that he might have communicated with mem¬ 
bers of the Class living near enough to see that all essential 
comforts were provided. There is no reason why members 
of the Class, who are taken ill while traveling, especially 


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when alone, should not notify the Class Secretary, who could 
in almost every case provide that some friend should see to 
their comfort, and should this happen to any member of 
the Class again, we hope he will communicate at once by 
telegraph with the secretary, that some such arrangement 
may be made. Andy Barrett informed us of Mother’s 
death, and also of the fact that he had a cousin living in 
New York, and in this way we were enabled to reach his 
brother and obtained the following account of his life : 

“ My brother, William B. Sherwood, was born in Ballston, 
New York, November 3d, 1861, the fifth among a family of 
six. His father, Thomas B. Sherwood, was a graduate of 
Union College of the Class of 1838, studied law and was 
admitted to practice in this State, but finally decided to work 
at the old family business of farming. Will grew up on the 
farm, attending various local schools and finishing his prep¬ 
aration for college at the Classical Institute in Schenec¬ 
tady. His College life you are familiar with. After gradua¬ 
tion, his health being rather poor, he thought he would stay 
on the farm for a year, it being then his intention to take a 
course at the Columbia School of Mines. In the Winter of 
1882-1883 father died, and Will undertook the care of the 
farm, still expecting after a year or two to study mining engi¬ 
neering. But his old robust vigor did not return, and he 
at last gave up the engineering scheme, bought the old 
paternal farm, and devoted himself with energy and success 
to developing its resources and improving it. He did not 
marry, was not engaged, and so far as I know never became 
seriously interested in any girl, although in his quiet way 
quite a society man in his neighborhood. 

“ He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Balls¬ 
ton Centre, and a strong supporter of the Christian En¬ 
deavor Society here. The community came to hold him in 
high respect for his fair, straightforward, neighborly deal¬ 
ing, and he gained quite a reputation among them for his 
wit. 

“ He had been long a sufferer from a severe chronic nasal 
catarrh, and the great rigor of the Winters here developed 


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an acute neuralgia, which compelled him to seek a different 
climate. 

“Accordingly last Fall he sold the farm and stock, and 
started out to seek his business elsewhere. After spending 
the month of January, 1889, with his family in Baltimore, 
he went on to Florida. I have never seen him in better 
spirits than during his stay in Baltimore. He was un¬ 
troubled with neuralgia and seemed in excellent health. 
After exploring several parts of Florida, he settled down 
at Green Cove Springs, and temporarily was employed by 
Mr. John G. Borden (of condensed milk fame) as overseer 
of some improvements he was making on his plantation. 
Will’s letters to us were full of life, and he seemed to be 
having a first rate time. In May he wrote that the weather 
was getting rather unpleasant, and he thought he would 
move North. He planned meeting me in Chicago about 
July 1st, where we had some business to attend to. 

“About June 1st we received a postal card from him, writ¬ 
ten at Savannah, saying that he had started for Chicago 
via Chattanooga and Cincinnati, and would go right through, 
since he was suffering from a bilious attack. Our next 
word was another card, stating that he reached Cincinnati 
June 1st * pretty well bunged up,’ and had decided to stay 
a few days there and would send us a post office address. 
On June 8 he telegraphed us that he was sick at the Cin¬ 
cinnati Hospital, and wanted us to let him know our ad¬ 
dress for the next ten days, we being on the point of leav¬ 
ing Baltimore. I telegraphed to ask him if he wanted any¬ 
one to come on, and on the morning of the 9th he answered 
me that there was no need. But I thought it best to go 
and started that night. When I reached the Hospital 
Monday evening, the 10th of June, I found that he had died 
early that morning, very unexpectedly to the physicians. 

“ It was typhoid fever, but until Sunday night (June 9th) 
they had not considered it dangerous. He had left Florida 
May 29th and was then suffering from the bilious attack. 
He stopped at Savannah one night, Chattanooga one night, 
and reached Cincinnati the night of June 1st. He went 


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into the Hospital June 3d, and strangely kept all know¬ 
ledge of it from us. 

“ I came with his body on to Ballston, and we buried him 
here in the old family lot, June 13th. 

“ He had intended, I think, after our business in Chicago 
and Iowa was finished, to push westward. At one time he 
had talked strongly of California. But he had no very 
definite plan, expecting to wander about for a year or so 
before actually settling down again.” 

Shober, John Bedford. —After spending the usual time 
as a hospital interne after graduation, John spent a couple 
of years studying in Europe, and on his return settled in 
practice in Philadelphia. Judging from what we have seen 
of his work in the medical journals, he has met with more 
than average success, and his report, bringing with it the 
full synopsis of his public profesional positions confirms 
this opinion. He is Surgeon to the University Hospital— 
outdoor department, Surgeon to the Gynecian Hospital, 
and Examining Surgeon for Pensions at Philadelphia. To 
this he adds, etc. Do you work the whole twenty-four hours 
in each day ? His literary work has been confined to contri¬ 
butions to medical journals. Is not married, and has no 
children. His services to Princeton have consisted in 
sending a brother there. Is reported engaged. 

Simons, Edwin Sidney. —“Since our last Class reunion I 
have continued in the same business in which I first 
started, namely, the manufacture of jewelry and silverware. 
The New York branch, which I started in 1885, has pros¬ 
pered and steadily increased. My business life has been a 
pleasant one, the reason of which, undoubtedly is the fact 
that my two partners are my brothers. 

“I was married in 1885 to Miss Bessie MacLaren, in 
Philadelphia. We lived for four years in New York City, 
and then moved to Orange, N. J., wherje we now are. We 
have been blessed with three children. Edwin Sidney 
Simons, Jr., born Feb. 16, 1887, died July 21, 1887; Donald 

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DICKINSON HALL 











MacLaren Simons, born July 29, 1889, and John Farr 
Simons, Jr., born Jan. 3, 1892.” 

Simpson, Frank. —Frank has been in the Bond, Mort¬ 
gage and Real Estate business since leaving Princeton, and 
has resided in Kansas City,with the exception of ten months 
spent traveling in Europe. He says: “ I have done no 
literary work, and have filled only those positions of honor 
and trust which naturally come to a man of business. 
Was married October 24th, 1888, at Linneus, Linn County, 
Missouri, to Miss Fanny B. Combs.” They have no 
children. His services to Princeton have consisted in “ talk¬ 
ing and yelling for her whenever I had a chance, and have 
been instrumental in sending my brother to the Electrical 
School.” He complains that he has “been so unfortunate 
as to see but very little of any of the fellows.” 

Summerill, Joseph J.—No report. 

Sutphen, W. G. Van Tassel. — “Since the publica¬ 
tion of the last Class record in 1887, nothing of start¬ 
ling interest has happened to me. I have been engaged in 
editorial work, having had charge of the weekly edition of 
The World. Incidentally, I have contributed some poems 
to Scribners, written half a dozen farces for Harper s 
Bazar, and done miscellaneous work for-a number of 
other periodicals. I have also some business interests in 
the city, and have speculated in real estate with more 
firmness than discretion. I went to Europe four years ago 
with ‘ Liv.’ Rutherford, and expect to go again this Sum¬ 
mer to get over the effects of it. I am neither married nor 
engaged to the best of my knowledge and belief. I shall 
be present at the reunion in June, and would suggest that 
the Class go down in a body to the ‘ Prep.’ School, pull 
down the fence and build a bonfire on the lawn. Fourteen 
years ago this Autumn ‘ Pud.’ Fine was suspended for 
such an outrage on ‘Tommy’ Collins, and I think it is 
about time that retributive justice had its innings.” 


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Taylor, George Yardley. — “I went from Princeton to 
the University of Pennsylvania, Medical Department, from 
which graduated in May, '85, having as classmates Elmer, 
Rowe and Shober. In October of the same year I began a 
term as interne of the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, 
having previously served there a month as substitute for a 
friend. Soon after the expiration of this term of service in . 
October, ’86, I was appointed a Medical Missionary to China 
by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, and started 
to my field in December. Reaching Peking early in March, 
’87, I have been here ever since in connection with the An 
Ting Hospital. My senior colleague is Dr. B. C. Atter- 
bury (Yale College and Bellevue Medical School). Last 
year our two dispensaries received about 24,000 visits from 
patients, and we had nearly 200 in-patients. Honors and 
trusts have been conspicuous by their absence, and of 
literary work I have done absolutely nothing. 

“ III. and IV. must be passed in mournful silence, for 
there is nothing to record under either head. 

“ My chief service to Princeton has consisted in keeping 
out of mischief a work requiring greater effort than ap¬ 
pears on the surface. My Chinese neighbors evince no 
special desire to patronize that seat of learning, and 
treaty-breaking America would not have them did they 
wish to go. 

“ I am painfully ignorant of the doings of the fellows. 
Charlie Denby has been Second Secretary of the U. S. 
Legation to China since August, ’85, and is one of the very- 
few Americans who have seen the Emperor of this nation 
face to face. He was one of the diplomatic corps given 
audience last Spring. 

“ I scarcely know what ‘ Politics ’ means. At this dis¬ 
tance it looks as though most of your public men were a 
‘ bad lot.’ Were the opportunity to vote at an election 
given me now, I should feel quite at a loss how to exercise 
the privilege.” 

One of Judge’s pupils has been in attendance at our 
lectures at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School 


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and Hospital, and says : “ Dr. Taylor has been in Peking, 
China, several years and is beloved by the Chinese and his 
own people and everybody speaks very highly of him. 
His work is a double one, both medical and evangelistic. 
He works with Dr. Atterbury, who is the founder of the 
Presbyterian Plospital in Peking. He is a good Chinese 
scholar and speaks the language very well now. He also 
helps Dr. Atterbury to train some young Chinese so that 
they can go out to help in the work in other places.” 

Taylor, Isaac Newton. —“Say, Lloyd, old man, I did 
once answer your questions categorically, and I forwarded 
the answers to you by mail. Ten years! Well, that is a 
long time, and I have not done much but breathed, and 
the most that any one else has done in that time does not 
amount to much in the eternities.” 

“There is a lot of teaching that is mere stuff, and a 
lot of thinking that ends in nothing but the exercise of 
brain. The first few years I spent in studying law, and 
since my admission to practice I have had leisure to ob¬ 
serve an awful lot of crooked work and dishonest dealing. 
I went to Europe and looked around. I went to Japan, I 
went to Central America, three times I have gone to 
California, and I have been in Cincinnati. I think Ed. 
Ernst lives near there. I have seen enough of law business 
to know that two lawyers on opposite sides of a case do 
not agree on the law and the facts, and I have seen enough 
of life to know that the Christian religion, as taught by 
the churches, is not true ; that the doctrine of atonement 
is an absurdity, and miracles are incredible. I am satisfied 
the people who are bad outnumber those who are good, 
even in respectable circles. I am living in Pittsburg—not 
because it is the best place, but because I am here. Pitts¬ 
burg has improved greatly of recent years, and is a very 
prosperous city, and, in spots, beautiful, and its popula¬ 
tion, barring a few law and order cranks, and Sunday ob¬ 
servance idiots, the finest to be found in the world. I have 
an office in the St. Nicholas Building, and if you want an 


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unjust claim collected, or a wrong and obnoxious law en¬ 
forced, or if you want to keep out of the penitentiary for 
the commission of a crime, or to gouge the dear public by 
forming a swindling syndicate, go somewhere else. I 
would be pleased to see any or all of you. It would be 
wise to bring your own jury with you to make sure of the 
result, whether you get another lawyer or not. I am still 
working on the old stamping ground, fighting a dishonest 
city government, of which Chris. Magee is the boss, like¬ 
wise a pillar in the church. He is aided in his acts of 
plunder by a devout Catholic. It is uphill work to reform 
them. The only effective method would be to take a gun. 
When one says Princeton, though, there is a fair theme 
for song and story. And the University plan : it is a thing 
of beauty. It is something I had in mind for a long time. 
And more practical studies : that is a good move. I am 
living at a swell hotel in the east end of the city. The eat¬ 
ing is very good, the house has pretty nice people, and 
some gay women among the number.” 

Terhune, Henry S.—“Providence permitting, I will be 
on hand for the decenial reunion, June 14th, inst. If you 
have anything to do with the arrangement of seats at the 
dinner, kindly assign me to a wet corner. Breathing the 
salt air from the ocean here continuously, creates an un¬ 
natural thirst which once in ten years must be satiated. In 
reply to your queries would say ‘ no wife ‘no extrinsic 
evidence of any children ; ’ ‘ am Chairman of the Monmouth 
County Democratic Committee;’ ‘am a Cleveland Demo¬ 
crat ; ’ ‘ a Presbyterian.’ ” 

Toler, William Pennington.— Billie is now located at 
hi Broadway and still practising law. He has usually 
“gone for the day ” when your secretary calls. We have 
wondered whether he still dreads the subscription list. You 
should thank your stars, Billyh, you were a Clio, otherwise 
it would have come out of our pocket long ago. We have 
not heard that Sleepy Wilson’s prophecy, in regard to the 


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“ inter-communication of spirits ” between Bobbie Clark 
and Billie has as yet come true, although ten of the twenty 
years have passed, nor on the other hand have we any in¬ 
formation at hand respecting that other portion of the 
prophecy, namely, his ability to order “ any known drink 
in eleven different languages.” He does not come to the 
Alumni dinner, consequently we have not been able to put 
him to the test. 

He was married at Elizabeth to Miss Harriet Foote, June 
19th, 1889. Has no children. 

"^AN STONE, SAMUEL B.—It is not through any in¬ 
difference that I have not responded to your call; 
I have been so busy during this school year that I scarcely 
know at times which way to turn. 

I cannot find the paper on which are the questions I am 
to answer, but can truly say that my history during the 
past ten years is such that I feel proud of; we have both 
been blessed with good health, and we have prospered as 
concerning the things of this world. 

My family is still in the dual number . We have been 
obliged to mourn the loss of a son and a little daughter. 

I gave up my position as vice-principal of the Hacken¬ 
sack school, last June, and accepted the position which I 
now hold, as principal of the large graded school at Ma- 
nasquan by the seashore. I must be succeeding finely, 
for I have already received an increase of two hundred dol¬ 
lars on my salary, without asking for one cent more. I 
have a grand good school here, and am perfectly happy in 
my work, and I have a loving wife who makes my home a 
perfect paradise. I shall be very happy to see any of 
my good old classmates, members of ’82, and sincerely 
hope if any are living near us they will give me a visit. 


VWADDELL, ROBERT SCOTT.—“ I mislaid the inter¬ 
rogatories, so I cannot answer all the impudent 
questions prepared by the committee on inquisitiveness. 

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I am practicing law in Westchester, Pa. Am not married 
nor have I any prospects of the same, but am just “devil¬ 
ing on.” Have had no military or political honors thrust 
upon me. I expect to be on at the reunion and shall want 
a copy of the Record.” 

Warfield, Ethelbert D.—The date of this report, 
March 16th, 1892, is my thirty-first birthday, and my 
memory runs back over the intervening ten years to 
the dinner I gave some of the fellows at Martinelli’s on my 
twenty-first birthday, and to that much valued souvenir 
which Welles, Wallace, Waddell, and some of the other fel¬ 
lows presented to me—a rubber doll, marked “Little Doc.” 
To-day I have had my first born son baptized in the pres¬ 
ence of the Faculty of Lafayette College and of the elders 
of the Brainard Presbyterian Church, of which I also am 
an elder. This event sufficiently indicates the change in 
time, and measures the blessings which have come to me 
in no small measure. In former reports I have traced my 
adventures through my year abroad, spent mainly at Ox¬ 
ford, my law course at Columbia, my brief experience at 
the New York bar, down to my settlement in a law firm in 
my old home at Lexington, Kentucky. The firm of Parker 
& Warfield, however, flourished but a short time. With an 
instinctive desire to try my hand at everything, I launched, 
in 1887, upon the troubled waters of politics, attended a 
number of conventions, presided over one, and became 
elector for the State at Large on the Republican ticket in 
May, 1888. My political aspirations, however, suffered an 
early eclipse. On returning from the West in June, 1888, 
I found an invitation to become president of Miami Uni¬ 
versity at Oxford, Ohio, and as both Harrison and Brice 
were Miami men, I naturally thought this was the high 
road to political prominence. On the 19th of July I as¬ 
sumed the duties of this office, to which were joined those 
of professor of history and political science. Three years 
of solid hard work, in which the college flourished, brought 
me a call to the presidency of Lafayette, and here I am, 


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ready to welcome ’82 en bloc or in detail. Dear old •'Jimmy" 
came over and helped inaugurate me in October last, and 
made a very striking speech at the inaugural dinner. 
Though many promised, Woods, with old-time faithfulness, 
was the only one of the Class who turned up on that occa¬ 
sion. At Miami I did what I could to raise the standard, 
and as a means to that end called Hibben and Wilson, 
Cameron, ’86, Johnson, ’87, and Parrott, ’88, to my aid. The 
’82 boys were not to be had, I am sorry to say. The others, 
together with Guy, of ’62, who was already there, gave us 
quite a Princeton coterie, and kept Old Nassau well before 
the public. For myself, I have not forgotten Whig Hall or 
the “ Lit," and show my early training in frequent lectures 
and articles for the periodical press. The Class prayer 
meetings live again at Sunday afternoon chapel, and 
“Petey" Bryant and "Bob’’ Waddell insinuate that the 
same old yarns that used to float around at Dohms are still 
in the air. A little monograph on the “ Kentucky Reso¬ 
lutions of 1798,” which was published late in 1887, met with 
a pleasant reception, and I have written two other books 
and hope to publish a volume of essays before the end of 
the current year. Even in literature I keep bad company 
still, as this year’s prospectus of the New York Independ¬ 
ent sandwiches me between Dr. Briggs and Archbishop 
Corrigan, affording a marked case of “deviled tongue.” 
Ed. Ernst, Will. Shaw and I used to take a prominent part 
in the Cincinnati Alumni Association, but the Ohio fellows 
did not often turn up. Perhaps the Kentucky contingent 
was too much for them. My wife’s maiden name was Nel¬ 
lie Frances Tilton, from the wilds of Massachusetts, and 
not wholly convinced, perhaps even yet, on the subject of 
the civilization of Kentucky. The heir of all the War- 
fields boasts the name of William, in honor of the nickname 
Jack Life tried to fasten on me. In conclusion, I desire to 
say that I am about a tenth as smart and ten times as 
beautiful as the press has represented me since I came to 
Lafayette. If anyone thinks differently, let him come to 
the reunion and see. 


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“ Of all the good things which have come to me in academ¬ 
ic lines, of course the LL. D. which Princeton gave me in 
November, 1891, comes first, although I had received the 
same degree at an earlier date from Miami University.” 

Welles, Henry H. —Law—Wilkesbarre ; Secretary and 
Treasury of Princeton Alumni Association of Wilkesbarre 
and Vicinity. Very active in promoting Princeton inter¬ 
ests; stands A No. 1 in the community. 

Is reported on good authority to be engaged, but as he is 
at present in Europe, no report has been received from him, 
his friends not considering the Class circulars sufficiently 
important to forward to him, and not having notified the 
Secretary until it was too late for a letter to reach him and 
for his reply to reach us. 

West, Robert Haddam. —“My history since the last 
Class Report has been a continuation of what I wrote for 
that. I have continued to be Professor of Mathematics and 
Astronomy in the Institution named above, and practically 
all my time has been taken up in connection with my duties 
in that position. During the present year I am also acting 
as treasurer of the college, which has brought the addition 
of a great deal of responsibility and care to my ordinary 
work. I am also secretary of the Faculty. During the vaca¬ 
tions, I have traveled considerably over the mountains of 
Syria, doing a good deal of hypsometrical and geographical 
work for the English Palestine Exploration Fund byway of 
recreation. The most pretentious piece of work of that 
kind that I have done was a survey of Mount Hermonthis 
Summer, the results of which will, I presume, appear in 
some form or other in one of their publications. 

“ I was married June 11, 1890, at the United States Consu¬ 
late in Beirut, to Miss Alice M. Crawford, daughter of Rev. 
John Crawford, D.D., of Damascus. We have no children. 

“ I have not seen any of our Class since I left America, 
and but seldom hear of any, except in the most round¬ 
about way. Once in a while I see a traveler on his way 

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BULLETIN ELM. 




















around the world who has seen Pierson in Japan, Judge 
Taylor in Peking (not Japan, as you put it in your letter), 
and Lew. Scudder in India. They all seem to be behaving 
themselves. 

“ Turkey has no politics, and having left America before I 
was old enough to vote, I do not know whether I can claim 
to have any politics of the kind there found. However, if 
I were in America I would vote the Republican ticket, ex¬ 
cept when the Democrats put up the better man. 

“ Put down my name for a copy of the Decennial Record, 
and let me know the price when you send for the Memori¬ 
al subscription. I regret very much that I will not be in 
America next year, and that therefore 1 will miss the re¬ 
union. 

“ Salaams to all the fellows.” 

Westervelt, George. —I am just in receipt of your 
communication in regard to the proposed reunion of our 
Class in June, and I am forced very regretfully to say that 
I shall be quite unable to be present. I am much disap¬ 
pointed, as I had confidently looked forward to coming. 
Pray believe me, however, and also assure the fellows, 
that I shall be with them and you in spirit, and wish with 
all my heart I might assist in “quaffing a cup of kindness 
yet,” etc. 

“ In reply to your various questions I will say, first, that I 
have not heard of any items of interest concerning 
any of our fellow classmates. The only two of them I 
have seen for some time are Critchlow and Murphy, who 
being, both of them, “ free, white and twenty-one,” can 
speak for themselves, and have doubtless already done 
so. I cannot say that at this distance I could offer 
any suggestions which would be likely to be of any 
value. My business is indicated by the heading of this 
letter, and consists in looking up and placing loans and 
other investments in this vicinity for Eastern people. I 
am also interested to a small extent in mining properties 
in this section, and I am putting in my spare time in pre- 


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paring for admission to the bar, a thing I have for a long 
time contemplated doing as soon as circumstances would 
permit me. As far as present indications go, I am settled 
here permanently. As to my history since leaving Prince¬ 
ton, it has been altogether too varied to go into at length, 
and the positions of honor and trust which I have 
filled have been altogether too multitudinous to enumer¬ 
ate in detail. My literary work has been of a very desul¬ 
tory character, and the bulk of it is still in manuscript. In 
fact about the only lucubrations of mine which I recall at 
present as having appeared in print were accrostic “pomes" 
heralding forth the magic powers of certain liniments and 
other proprietary articles, written (for a consideration) 
for a patent medicine concern. I was hard up then and 
had to do it. Don’t be alarmed, I shan’t quote them here. 

“ Married ? No, I am still treading the wine press alone, 
and shall probably continue so. No, I have no children— 
to speak of. I’ll pay the cost of roasting that last one, if 
you insist. 

“ The next question I pass in silent shame. 

“ My religious affiliations are very broad, and my politics 
are free silver chiefly.” 

Wheeler, T. Kensett. —Lawyer in New York. Home 
in Elizabeth. Unmarried. Hibben says: “ I see him 
often, and he always asks after the old fellows, with great 
interest.” Dad was finally heard from on May 22d, and he 
declares that there is “ nothing new regarding my history 
since leaving Princeton in addition to what appeared in 
last record, except considerable sickness.” Wonderful to 
relate, Dad did not get in last this time; he must be re¬ 
forming. 

White, Everett J.—“Cannot be found by the U. S. 
Post Office.” 

White, Moses J. — Mo studied medicine, graduating in 
the Class of 1884, from the Medical Department of the 


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University of the City of New York, and then served for 
a time as an Interne in the New York Asylum for the In¬ 
sane. He was appointed Medical Superintendent of the Mil¬ 
waukee Hospital for Insane, June ist, 1888, and still occu¬ 
pies that position. He is a member of the Wisconsin 
State Medical Society and a member of the Medico-Legal 
Society of New York City. Has written for the American 
Journal of Insanity , and has read papers before the Wis¬ 
consin Conference of Charities and Reform. 

He was married Jan. 17th, 1886, in New York City, to 
Miss Lizzie Ella Lownes ; they have two children. 

Reginald James White, born May, 1887. 

Marjorie White, born Jan, 23, 1889. 

Wilcox, Hallett D.—A small sheet of note paper, 
with one page about one-half full, covers the whole of 
Hal.’s reply to the two circulars addressed to him. 

We have heard that he had started to write a letter 
some time ago, and if it arrives in time for the reunion we 
will bring it with us and pass it around that we may have 
his complete history then, if we can’t have it in the book. 

Hal. remained as a salesman with Mitchell, Vance &Co., 
manufacturers of gas and electric fixtures, until about the 
first of the year, when he carried out a plan that he had 
threatened to put into operation for a long time, and re¬ 
signed, intending to go into business for himself. Before 
undertaking any fresh responsibilities, however, he took a 
Western trip, but where he went or whether he saw any 
of the fellows we have not heard. His future is not deter¬ 
mined. He is still in the same condition matrimonially as 
when he left College, and consequently gives no informa¬ 
tion in regard to the names and dates of birth of his chil¬ 
dren. He is in favor of a memorial and expects to be 
present in June. 

Williams, Frederick R.—No report. 

Wills, William H.—“Have been engaged in the in¬ 
spection of iron and steel since 1887, previous to which 

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time I had given my attention to draughting. At present 
I am located at the Homestead Steel Works of the Carnegie 
Steel Co. 

“Was married June nth, 1891, to Miss Mary A. Newell 
of Wilkinsburg. No children. 

“ Modesty forbids answering the fifth question in detail. 

‘ Read the answer in the stars.’ 

“The only one of the fellows I meet occasionally is John 
Wilson, who is building up a law practice in Pittsburgh. 
But Jack will no doubt give you a straight account of him¬ 
self.” 

Wilson, John.— Sleepy has deserted pedagogy for the 
law, and we suppose is hoping to derive a certain amount 
of assistance from those whose interests he served while a 
teacher. He says : “ In September, 1882, I became teacher 
in Latin and Greek in the State Normal School at Indiana, 
Pennsylvania, but left there in June, 1883, and was a seeker 
for health until September, 1885, when I took charge of 
the Latin Department of the Shady Side Academy, of Pitts¬ 
burgh. I resigned from there in the Summer of 1889, and 
entered the Law School of the University of Virginia, 
from which I graduated in July, 1890, with the degree of 
B. L. In September of the same year, I was admitted to the 
Allegheny County Bar, at Pittsburgh, and have practiced 
law for the last eighteen months or so. My literary work 
has been rather meagre ; have had to work hard on certain 
very practical lines. As to positions of trust, they have 
been too numerous to mention. I was stakeholder, for one 
thing, in the case of a bet between a well known member of 
’82 and a Yale man, on a certain occasion in New York, in 
honor of which the Alumni Association did not give our 
team a dinner, as a token of their good feeling over the 
victory. The Yale man did not have to walk home that 
time.” 

Winton, Burton G.—We have seen a good deal of 
“ B. G.” in the past few years and we cannot refrain at the 


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present time from congratulating the young woman who 
is to lead him to the altar, within one week of the reunion, 
on having secured one of the best fellows it has ever been 
our good fortune to meet. Burt is often in New York, 
and we only regret that he is not here oftener. He is a 
good business man, and is pushing his business in all 
directions, and, as we have heard from outsiders, he can 
always be relied upon to carry out to the letter any con¬ 
tract he may make. After leaving College he served for nine 
months as a bookkeeper, and then went into business for 
himself, manufacturing boots and shoes. It was evidently 
intended that Jimmie Banister should have a monopoly 
of that business as far as the Class of 1882 was concerned, 
for Burt’s partner concluded to leave him the experience 
while he took the money. So one day he departed, allow¬ 
ing Burt the privilege of settling with the creditors in the 
best way he could. 

Although this seemed to be a serious blow at the time, 
Burt soon entered into partnership in a firm manufacturing 
doors, sash, blinds and mouldings, and has been quite suc¬ 
cessful in this undertaking. He is President of the Addison 
Y. M. C. A., and a Member of the New York State Com¬ 
mittee of the same organization. Has read a paper before 
one State and one District Conference of the Y. M. C. A., 
on Association work. 

Withington, Chandler. —Bones will be on hand at the 
reunion, and the only change the fellows will see is the 
moustache. He says : “ Since graduating I have been fol¬ 
lowing my profession, ‘ Civil Engineering.’ The first five 
years were spent in the Department of Public Parks. 
Since then I have been Assistant Engineer in the Finance 
Department of the City of New York. I am not married 
and have no children.” 

Chandler promised to run in and lend us a hand in prep¬ 
aration of this Record, but he must have an idea that 
decennials, like Columbus celebrations,held in Chicago, can 
be postponed a year, You are mistaken, Bones, and if you 

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are not on hand June 14th, 1892, you will lose the oppor¬ 
tunity of paying for your dinner. 

Woodruff, Joseph Miller.— Woodruff writes that after 
having spent the larger part of the ten years since gradu¬ 
ating, about evenly divided between travel, business, and 
the study of medicine, he has finally settled down as a 
physician, become engaged to be married, and is now 
located at Newark, N. J., corner of Roseville avenue and 
Orange street. 

“It took me but a short time, after our graduation, to 
find out that I was not fitted, either by temperament, in¬ 
clination nor natural adaptability for commercial business, 
in which it was hoped I would succeed my father, carrying 
on the business he had established. My first three years 
were spent, therefore, in a very unsettled, dissatisfied way, 
trying to reconcile my perhaps too conscientious scruples 
about leaving my father, with the idea which became 
stronger with me all the time that I wanted to study medi¬ 
cine. The latter course finally prevailed, however, and I 
entered the New York Homoeopathic Medical College and 
Hospital, and graduated in the Class of 1888. 

“ I settled in Brooklyn, securing an office that had been 
occupied by one of the oldest physicians in the city up to 
the time I moved into it, and so began almost at once 
quite a busy practice. At the end of four months, how¬ 
ever, began another struggle between ‘conscience ’ and in¬ 
clination, in which the former prevailed, and with the 
greatest regret I returned to business. Here for three 
years I was my father’s partner and right hand man, but 
although filling my position successfully, I w^.s still dis¬ 
satisfied. Now things have shaped themselves so that I 
shall never have to return to commercial business, and I am 
located finally in medicine again, having passed the New 
Jersey State examination last October, and obtained the 
necessary license to practice in this State. I have been 
very fortunate in selecting a location, and the prospect is 
that in a short time I will have a very good practice. 


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COLLEGE OFFICES. 






























“The only literary work I have done has been in the way 
of newspaper correspondence, at times when I happened 
to be away from New York on business.” 

About the only things Joe seems to be proud of are that 
he is engaged to the finest girl in the land, and that he 
doesn’t owe any man a dollar. He has filled no positions 
of conspicuous honor or trust, and has confined his 
“doings ” for Princeton to membership and attendance at 
the Princeton Club? an occasional money contribution, 
booming his alma mater upon any and every proper occa¬ 
sion, and to shouting himself hoarse at the Thanksgiving 
Day games. Is a Presbyterian, and a Harrison-Blaine-Mc- 
Kinley Republican. Finally, has one or two ambitions 
that may end in his presenting more of a record next 
time. 

Woods, D. W., Jr. —“ Since leaving Princeton my history 
has been that of an unmarried, childless Presbyterian min¬ 
ister. I am an Independent Republican and have persua¬ 
ded some fellows to go to Princeton, who will be an honor 
to the old College. And there you have a full and complete 
answer to all of your questions. In a literary line I have 
contributed a few articles to the waste baskets of several 
periodicals, and the ashes of half a barrel of sermons have 
lulled the winds to sleep, and their smoke has risen where 
their long suffering hearers hope ere long to follow. 

“ My choice of a Class memorial is a new organ for the 
chapel. My second choice is a scholarship. 

“ I will attend the dinner and have this suggestion. There 
should be no wine. I mean that none at all should be 
brought to the table. Let those who want wine take it 
elsewhere and drink it at another time. We want no 
drunken men at our dinner. It is not that I am a fanatic, 
but only want to be decent.” 


■yAEGER, EDWARD L.—Cannot be found by U. S. Post 
1 Office. 


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Yard, Robert S.—Is still a reporter on the N. Y. Sun , 
but has not deigned to answer the circulars. 

Young, Frederick B.—Is practicing law in Newark. 
As our letters have not been returned we suppose he has 
received them but does not care to be identified with the 
class. 


The following was received too late for insertion in its 
regular order: 

“ My Dear Lloyd : 

I sent your note on to my brother. But as there may be 
delay in his reply will add a meagre word. His station is 
Arcot, under the Dutch Reformed Board of America, He 
has charge of the Dispensary at that place and of the 
medical work of the whole Mission, together with a num¬ 
ber of native churches and schools in villages about Arcot. 
He married Miss Ethel Fisher, of Oakland, Cal., in that 
city, just before starting for India, in Fall of ’88. They 
have one child—a boy—Galen Fisher Scudder, not a year 
old yet. I cannot give you exact dates. His health is 
good, his work hard, and I think he is kept more than 
busy. Sorry I cannot add more or give more definite 
knowledge. 

Cordially yours, 

W. W. Scudder, Jr.” 


7 2 



0)xtr fpoul* 


William B. Sherwood. 
Born Nov. 3, 1861. 
Died June 10, 1889. 


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CHILDREN. 




Banister, Helen, born July 7th, 1890. 

Beattie, Samuel Marshall, born Oct. 27th, 1886. 

Lizzie Cleveland, born April 26th, 1889. 

Boggs, Clyde McCune, born March 10th, 1886; died March 14th, 
1886. 

Helen Margaret, born May 30th, 1887; died Oct. nth 
1891. 

Alice Laura, born Dec. 3d, 1891. 

Bryan, daughter, born August 2d, 1891. 

Bryant, son, four years old. 

daughter, one year old, died Sept., 1891. 

Chamberlin, Elizabeth, born Dec. 3d, 1888. 

Clarke, Alma Adelaide, born June 10th, 1890. 

Crew, Alice Hargrave, born March nth, 1891. 

Critchlow, Elizabeth Yardley, born Tan. 27th, 1887. 

Francis Bascom, born June 10th, 1888. 

George Arthur, born Dec. 24th, 1889. 

Maurice, born April 7th, 1891. 

Cromer, Edna Ives, born April 2d, 1887. 

Mary Elizabeth, born April 17th, 1890. 

Greene, Margaret Cushing, born Aug. 15th, 1887. 

Katherine Celia, born Jan. 22d, 1890. 

Hallock, Clarissa Cobb, born Jan. 9th, 1890. 

Hallock, Allen Robert, born Nov. 9th, 1886. 

Earle Kenneth, born Nov. 9th, 1886. 

Constance Magee, born Nov. 9th, 1886. 

Leland Bruce, born Feb. 24th, 1891. 

Hibben, Elizabeth Grier, born Aug. nth, 1888. 

Hillhouse, Walter Boaz, born Jan. 29th, 1889. 

Joseph Newton, born Jan. 25th, 1891. 

Hughes, daughter, born Nov. 17th, 1889. 


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Jackman, David K., 3d, born Jan. 13th, 1889. 

Edgar R., born May 23d, 1891. 

Larkin, Francis Rahm, born Jan. 25th, 1889. 

John, born Oct. 24th, 1891. 

Lloyd, Elizabeth Armstrong, born Nov. 7th, 1889. 

Martin, Willard, born April 5th, 1892. 

Marshall, B. Josephine, born March nth, 1887. 

Elizabeth R., born June 23d, 1889. 

McCarter, Isabelle, born Jan. nth, 1891. 

McWilliams, Isabelle C., born-, 1886. 

Norman B., born-, 1888. 

Alice, born-, 1890. 

Montgomery,- 

Murphy, Harold Purves, three years old. 

Porch, son,- 

son, - 

Prentiss, Charlotte Roberts, born Oct. 19th, 1890. 

Rankin, Russell Bruce, born Feb. 16th, 1889. 

Edith Joy, born April 2d, 1889. 

Scudder, William Lewis, born May 1st, 1886; Class Boy. 
Bertha North, born Aug. 12th, 1888. 

Kenyon Judson, born Feb. 26th, 1890. 

Scudder, Galen Fisher, less than one year old. 

Simons, Edwin Sidney, Jr., born Feb. 16th, 1887; died July 
2ISt, 1888. 

Donald MacLaren, born July 29th, 1889. 

John Farr, Jr., born Jan. 3d, 1892. 

Van Stone, son, born -, died - 

daughter, born-, died .. 

Warfield, William, born 1892. 

White, Reginald James, born May —, 1887. 

Marjorie, born Jan. 23d, 1889. 


Total number, 60—girls, 29; boys, 30; one unknown. 
Died, 6—girls, 3; boys, 3. 

Living, 54—girls, 26; boys, 27. 


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STATISTICS 


/O 


Married, 52. Engaged, 4. Widower, 1. Bachelors, 47. 


RELIGION. 


Presbyterian.44 

Episcopalian-- 15 

United Presbyterian. 2 

Congregational .. 2 

Methodist. 2 

Baptist. 1 

Lutheran .. 1 

None. 2 

Sceptic .. 1 

Not stated.33 


POLITICS. 

Republican. 37 

Democrat .. 17 

Mugwump. 5 

Independent..3 

Prohibition... 3 

Blaniac. 3 

Mugwump and American 1 

Free Silver..... 1 

None.. 1 

Not stated. 33 


REPRESENTATION. 


New Jersey. 27 

New York. 22 

Pennsylvania. 18 

California. 4 

Maryland... 4 

Missouri.. 3 

Utah . 3 

Colorado. 2 

Georgia. 2 

Iowa... 2 

Illinois. 2 

Kentucky .. 2 

Ohio. 2 

South Carolina. 2 


Texas _ 2 

District of Columbia.. 1 

Indiana. 1 

Massachusetts. 1 

Minnesota.. 1 

Montana .. 1 

Rhode Island.. 1 

Wisconsin.... 1 

U. S. Army. 1 

France.. 1 

India. 2 

China.. 2 

Japan .. 1 

Syria . 1 


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OCCUPATION. 




Law.. 34 

Theology : 

Pastors_ 16 

Missionaries_ 2 

Lay preacher__ 1 

Medicine - 13 

Medical Missionary. 1 

Business. 9 

Manufacturing. 5 

Banking. 4 

Banking and Ranching- 1 


Teaching... 4 

College Professors- 3 

College President.— 1 

Engineering .. 3 

Journalism.— 3 

Artist_ 1 

Astronomer. 1 

Diplomatic Service.. 1 

Life Insurance. 1 

Inventor. 1 

No report. 13 























The following circulars were issued by the Class Secretary: 
My Dear Classmate : 

It is time our Class was taking some action in regard to 
the Decennial Re-union, and owing to Taylor’s absence 
in Japan, and consequent resignation of the Secretaryship, 
I am left to act in his place. 

First .—Are you in favor of the class presenting the Col¬ 
lege with a memorial ? 

a. If so, what form do you prefer that it should take ? 
The Class of ’78 endowed an alcove in the library ; ’77 built 
the Biological Laboratory; ’79 presented a Mural Tablet of 
Dr. McCosh ; ’80 will build gates to one of the entrances 
to the Campus; ’81 presented a series of Casts to the Art 
Museum. 

The following suggestions have been made: 


A New Organ for the Chapel, - - - 
University Fellowship, cost about - $10,000 

College Scholarship, cost about - - 5,000 

Entrance Gate, cost about - - - - 3,000 

Set of Photographs for Art Museum, 

Window in Chapel,. 

Prize,. 1,000 

Fund to Provide for Mailing of Cat¬ 
alogue to all Alumni,. 

Memorial to Guyot, -. 


This has been provided for in part, at least, by the Tablet erected 
to him last commencement by a few of his friends. 

b. How much will you subscribe towards the memorial ? 

c. Will you indicate a second choice ? 

? 8 

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Second. —Do you know of any of the Class who have 
changed their address since the last Re-union ? If so, 
please give name and address. 

Third. —Do you expect to make any move between now 
and June, 1892 ? 

Fourth. —Will you kindly answer the accompanying ques¬ 
tions promptly, in order that my editorial work may be 
made as light as possible next Spring ? 

Have you any suggestions to make in regard to the Re¬ 
union, the Dinner, the Decennial Record, etc. Give any 
interesting data you may have in regard to honors any 
members of the Class may have obtained. Please do not 
depend upon my knowing them. Give me every detail. 

Yours sincerely, 

Samuel Lloyd, 
Secretary. 


I. Your address, present or prospective. 

II. Your profession or business, and history since leaving 
Princeton. What positions of honor or trust have you filled, 
and what literary work have you done ? 

III. If married, give date and place of ceremony, and 
maiden name of wife. 

IV. Number of children, names and date of birth. 

V. What have you done for Princeton since you gradu¬ 
ated? 

VI. Items of mterest in reference to any of the fellows ? 

VII. What are your religious affiliations ? 

VIII. What are your politics ? 


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24 West 50TH Street, 

New York, March 25th, 1892. 

My Dear Classmate: 

Only half of the Class have replied to my letter of Sept. 
3d, 1891, and unless the others reply at once I shall make 
no attempt to have the Record ready by the time of the Re¬ 
union. The Cap and Gown Club has invited the Class to 
make use of its Club House on the evening of Tuesday, 
June 14th, and consequently the dinner will be on that 
evening. It is very important now that we should have 
official notice of your intention to be present at the earliest 
date, that we may secure the best possible service. 
Kindly, therefore, notify me at once of your intention. 

The question of the memorial having been decided in 
the affirmative, only two negative votes out of forty-six 
being recorded, it has been considered best to postpone the 
decision in regard to the character of the gift until the 
meeting in June. If any of the Class, however, feel they 
can best afford to subscribe small sums, payable at stated 
intervals, and prefer that their payments should begin at 
once, I will receive them, and the Class-fund will profit by 
-the interest that may be allowed on the deposit. 

If anything of interest to the Class has transpired in 
your own or any other fellows’ (classmates) affairs since 
my last circular, kindly send me the particulars. If you 
have not answered the September letter you must do so at 
once, or it will be impossible to have a Record. 

The questions asked in the former circular, exclusive of 
those pertaining to the memorial, were in regard to any of 
the Class, with whom you may be intimate, or have heard 
items of news. It is important that I should be supplied 
with everything of this character. What is your address? 
Put in your name when you write; don’t compel me to 
hustle to find who my correspondent is, as several did last 
time. Have you any suggestions in regard to the Dinner, 
Re-union or Record ? What is your business or profession, 
and history since leaving Princeton? What positions of 
honor or trust have you filled, and what literary work 


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have you done? Are you marrid or engaged? If the 
former, give maiden name of wife, and place and date of 
the ceremony. If you have children, give their names and 
dates of birth, and if any arrive between now and June 
ist, notify me of the fact at once. What have you done for 
Princeton since graduation ? What are your religious 
affiiliations, and what are your politics ? 

My time is very limited, and I sincerely hope the Class 
will not embarrass the preparation of the Record further 
by delay. If you will, all those who have and those who 
have not answered the former letter, write me as you 
would like your record to appear, I will, as far as the space 
at my command will permit, utilize your own matter. 

Yours truly, 

SAMUEL LLOYD, 

Class Secretary. 

24 West 50TH Street, 

May 17th, 1892. 

My Dear Classmate : 

You have not sent me the data necessary for compiling 
your history for our Decennial Record. Although I shall 
send the copy to the printer on Wednesday, I can get you 
in when the proof comes up if you will reply at once. 
Even though you do not care anything about it, you should 
remember that the others are still interested in Princeton, 
and especially in the Class of 1882, and the omission of 
your history cannot help detracting from the value of the 
book. Will you not, therefore, reply at once and give me 
as full an account as possible of your life for the past ten 
years ? Please reply at once, or you will be too late. 

Are you coming to the Re-union, and do you want a copy 
of the Record ? 

Your exasperated Secretary. 


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CLASS ROLL 


_ 

Note. —Any change of address should be reported to the Class Secretary at 

once. 


Acker, Walter H.1008 F Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 

Baker, W. B.1610 Summer Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Banister, J. B.185 Washington Street, Newark, N. J. 

Barrett, A. L., M. D.166 West i22d Street, New York City, N. Y. 

Beattie, W. E. .Greenville, S. C. 

Benton, S. H.45 Wall Street, New York City, N. Y. 

Bickham, Abe S.Dayton, Ohio, or Chicago, Ill. 

*Black, Edgar N., Jr .Kingsessing P. O., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Boggs, J. M., Rev .25 Breckinridge Street, Fort Wayne, Ind. 

*Browne, G. D..German American Title Guarantee Co., 

Nassau & Cedar Sts., New York City, N. Y. 

Bryan, J. H.2654 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo. 

*Bryan, P. Taylor .2654 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo. 

Bryant, Howard .1122 Lexington Street, Baltimore, Md. 

*Budd, E. P.Mt. Holly, N. J. 

Burt, Alfred F.Burton, Burt & Co., Santa Barbara, Cal. 

Campbell, Malcolm .11 Wall Street, New York City, N. Y. 

Chamberlin, B. S.306 East Water Street, Elmira, N. Y. 

Chapin, E. F.5 Mt. Vernon Place, Boston, Mass. 

Chetwood, J., Jr ..224 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal. 

Clark, R. K.Care William Clark Thread Co., Westerly, R. I. 

Clarke, T. S.20 Rue Clement Marot, Paris, France. 

Collis, W. E .Stewart Building, Broadway & Chambers Street, N. Y. City, N. Y. 

*Cooley, F. D.. 

*Cornwell, F. M.Savannah, Ga. 

Craig, W. D.Graham, Young Co., Texas. 

Crew, H.Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. 

* Not heard from. Address taken from last record. 

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Critchlow, E. B.25 and 27 Hooper Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Cromer, J. C., Rev .1124 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 

Darlington, Chas. F.206 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. 

Day, Geo. Lord .120 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. 

Denby, Chas., Jr.. .809 Second Street, Evansville, Ind. (or Peking, China). 

♦Doland, J. Blair. 

Dunlop, J., Rev .Miles City, Mont. 

Dunning, Henry W.Wilkes Barre, Pa. 

* Edgar, M.Earnest & Cranmer Block, Denver, Col. 

Elmendorf, D. L.Lexington Avenue and 67th Street, New York City, N. Y. 

Elmer, M. K., M. D.Bridgeton, N. J. 

♦Emmons, H. H.N. Y. Life Ins. Co., New York City, N. Y. 

Ernst, E. H .419 and 421 Madison Street, Covington, Ky. 

Fine, J. B.Princeton, N. J. 

Flick, Liddon .52 South River Street, Wilkes Barre, Pa. 

♦Gabriel, Chas. V. 

Gayley, H. B.120 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. 

Gill, T. A.West Park, N. Y. 

♦Goloknath, H., Rev .Morinda, India. 

Greene, G. F., Rev .Cranford, N. J. 

Grier, E. B., M. D.....297 North Broad Street, Elizabeth, N. J. 

Guerin, T. B...95 Clay Street, Newark, N. J. 

♦Guyer, A.-P. 

Hallock, G. B. F., Rev .10 Livingston Park, Rochester, N. Y. 

Hallock, R. C., Rev .Southampton, Suff. Co., N. Y. 

♦Harris, Chas. E ...Belvidere, N. J. 

♦Hemphill, Paul .Chester, S. C. 

Hibben, J. G., Rev .Princeton, N. J. 

Hillhouse, Jas. S., Rev .Cartersville, Ga. 

Howell, W. C.2 and 3 Estes Building, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Hughes, E. S...Abilene, Texas. 

Hurin, S. E .Findlay, Ohio. 

Jackman, E. R.Phillipsburg, Centre Co., Pa. 

♦Larcombe, G. G., M. D.138 Harris Street, Savannah, Ga. 

Larkin, John .7 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y. 

♦Lathrop, T. A. 

♦Leisenring, Walter . 

♦Libbey, Fred A.31 Nassau St., New York City, N. Y. 

♦Life, J. C. .Traer, Tama Co., Iowa. 


* Not heard from. Address taken from last record. 

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Lindsley, Chas. A. 

Lloyd, Samuel, M. D. 

Magie, D., Jr. 

Marshall, Clark H., Rev. 

Martin, Paul. 

Maxwell, J. E.. 

McCarter, U. H. 

McWilliams, Jas. A., Rev. 

Milford, C. R. 

Mills, A. E. 

^Montgomery, W. J. 

Murphy, Walter. 

Parker, Chas. W. 

Peabody, Ward C., Rev. 

*Peebles, Thos. 

Pierson, Geo. P. 

Porch, Frank M. 

Potter, Theodore, M. D. 

Prentiss, Henry S. 

Rafferty, Ogden, M. D., Lieut.. 

Ralston, J. J., Rev. 

Rankin, Edward S. 

*Ranney, Pennington, Prof. 

Reiber, A. E. 

Root, Francis F. 

Rowe, Ross B., M. D. 

Rutherfurd, L. 

*Scudder, Lewis R., Rev. 

Scudder, W. W., Jr., Rev. 

Shaw, W. McD. . 

Shober, John B., M. D. 

Simons, E. S. 

Simpson, Frank. 

*Summerill, Joseph J. 

Sutphen, W. G. Van Tassel. 

Taylor, Geo. Yardley, M. D_ 

Taylor, I. N. 

Terhune, Henry S. 

Toler, W. P. 


.Orange, N. J. 

24 West 50th Street, New York City, N. Y. 

.Paterson, N. J. 

... Parnassus, Pa. 

.Palisades, N. Y. 

..Millersburg, Ohio. 

. 781 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. 

.Sing Sing, N. Y. 

.Attica, Indiana. 

.Morristown, N. J. 


..Hooper Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

.Fuller Building, Jersey City, N. J. 

.Wilson, N. Y. 

.512 Wright Block, Minneapolis, Minn. 

.Meiji Gakuin, Tokyo, Japan. 

.Bridgeton, N. J. 

.362 Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 

.1264 Waverley Place, Elizabeth, N. J. 

..Surgeon-General’s Office, Washington, D.C. 

.Portersville, Pa. 

.104 13th Avenue, Newark, N. J. 

.Colorado Springs, Col. 

.Butler, Pa. 

. 94 West 104th Street, New York City, N. Y. 

..526 Franklin Street, Reading, Pa. 

.Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y. 

.Arcot, India. 

. Alameda, Cal. 

.Covington, Ky. 

.1311 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

.19 Maiden Lane, New York City, N. Y. 

.Sheidley Building, Kansas City, Mo. 

.Pennsgrove, Salem Co., N. J. 

.Morristown, N. J. 

.Peking, China. 

.74 Diamond Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

.Long Branch, N. J. 

.hi Broadway, N. Y., Short Hills, N. J. 


* Not heard from. 


Address taken from last record. 

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Van Stone, S. B.Manasquan, N. J. 

Waddell, Robt. S.West Chester, Pa. 

Warfield, Ethelbert D . .Easton, Pa. 

*Welles, H. H., Jr .Welles Building, Wilkes Barre, Pa. 

West, R. H.Syrian Protestant College, Beyrout, Syria. 

Westervelt, George .Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Wheeler, T. Kensett .369 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth, N. J. 

♦White, E. J. 

White, M. J., Supt. Milwaukee Insane Asylum.Wawatosa, Wis. 

Wilcox, H. D.122 West 79th Street, New York, City, N. Y. 

♦Williams, Fred R.Bel Air, Md. 

Wills, W. Harman. .....Wilkinsburg, Pa. 

Wilson, John .4th Avenue and Grand St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Winton, Burton G.Addison, N. Y. 

Withington, Chandler .Comptroller’s Office, New York City, N. Y. 

Woodruff, J. M., M. D. .Cor. Roseville Avenue and Orange Street, Newark, N. J. 

Woods, D. W., Jr., Rev .Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 

♦Yaeger, E. L. . 

♦Yard, Robt. S.Editorial Rooms New York Sun , New York City, N. Y. 

♦Young, Fred. B.1058 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. 


* Not heard from. Address taken from last record. 


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